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Curateship [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. CURACY, CURATESHIP noun [ See Cure and Curate .]

2. The office or employment of a curate; the employment of a clergyman who represents the incumbent or beneficiary of a church, parson or vicar, and officiates in his stead.

3. A benefice held by license from the bishop.

Curateship [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913