单词 | curacy |
释义 | curacyn. 1. The position or office of a curate (curate n. 1b). Also: †the position or office of any ecclesiastic who has the spiritual charge of a body of laypeople (cf. curate n. 1a) (obsolete).See also perpetual curacy n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > curate > [noun] > office of curec1340 curacyc1443 curateshipc1580 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 327 (MED) Vndir þe streit necessite of curacies falliþ not þat þe curat haue..greet habundaunce of worldli godis. 1628 H. Burton Tryall Priuate Deuotions sig. C4v They performe the same [sc. Canonicall houres] not by Proxie, or Curacie, but in their owne persons. 1682 H. Prideaux Lett. (1875) 130 A very good curacy of ye college, at Tring in Buckinghamshire..becomeing void. 1721 J. Swift Let. to Young Gentleman 4 If they be very fortunate, [they] arrive in time to a Curacy here in Town. 1872 E. Peacock Mabel Heron I. iv. 66 He had held a curacy in Yorkshire. 1991 G. Godwin Father Melancholy's Daughter i. 15 My mother died while I was in England, serving my curacy. 2002 N. Nicolson Fanny Burney vii. 103 He was ordained in 1819 without much enthusiasm and took a series of curacies, first at Camden Chapel at a salary of £150. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian of minor or incapable person > office of tutoryc1400 tutelec1420 curatory?1478 tuteleship1557 tutorship1559 curatorship1590 tutelage1605 tutorage1617 curature1618 pro-tutory1664 curacya1734 curation1749 conservatorship1871 tutelarship1875 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §57 260 The republican Party concluded such Issue must come to the Crown young, and then they had a Game de integro, by Way of Curacy and Protectorship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.c1443 |
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