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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Curate \Cu"rate\ (k[=u]"r[asl]t), n. [LL. curatus, prop., one who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See Cure, n., and cf. Cur['e]] One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar. --Hook. [1913 Webster]

    All this the good old man performed alone, He spared no pains, for curate he had none. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]