Middle English Dictionary Entry
cūrāt adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | cūrāt adj. |
| Etymology | ML cūrātus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Having charge; ~ herdeman, a shepherd; used fig.; (b) having cure of souls; prest(es curat(es, parish priest(s.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) (Hrl 6580)170/7 : I schal require my floc of the curate herdman [L pastoris].
b
- c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) (Hrl 6580)126/4 : Prestes curates [L Sacerdotes] be dampnede for wyckednes of the peple if thei teche not hem that be vnconynge, or elles reproue not hem synnynge.
- c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) (Hrl 6580)170/9 : A preste curate [L Sacerdos]..dyez if..sounynge of prechynge or techynge be not herd of hym.