CURAT
Cu"rat (k"rt), n. Etym: [SeeCuirass.]
Defn: A cuirass or breastplate. [Obs.] Spenser.
CURATE Cu"rate (k"rt), n. Etym: [LL. curatus, prop., one who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See Cure, n., and cf. Cur]
Defn: One who has the cure souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assist a rector or vicar Hook. All this the good old man performed alone, He spared no pains, for curate he had none. Dryden.
CURATESHIP
Cu"rate*ship, n.
Defn: A curacy.
CURATION
Cu*ra"tion (k-r"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. OF.curacion.]
Defn: Cure; healing. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CURATIVE
Cur"a*tive (kr"-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F.curatif. See Cure, v. t.]
Defn: Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure. Arbuthnot.