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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curat, Curate, n. Also: curatt, currat, corate, curait, curet, cwret. [ME. curat, -ate (c 1340), curet, med. L. curatus.]

1. One having the cure of souls; a priest or pastor. 1456 Hay I. 151/15.
He makis sum curatis, and vicaris of a kirk, sum persounis [etc.] c1450 Cr. Deyng 239.
He suld … haf his hart rady to do tharto, as his curat chargis hyme c1450-2 Howlat 233.
The Dow … Was a corate to heir Confessionis hale a1500 Henr. Fab. 522.
Than Toppok lyke ane curate spak full crous 1494 Dunferm. B. Rec. 52.
Lachfull ayr to Schir Jhon Jerwat hys eme wmquhyll cwret off Dunfermlyne 1507–8 Treas. Acc. IV. 103.
In Strivelin, to the curait of Erth for tua ȝeris teynd hay of ane medow that the Kingis hors eit c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 306.
So sais the curat of our kirk, that knew me full ȝing 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 406.
To the curat of the Canongait, for the tyrement of ane Italiane trumpet 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 36.
The littill pece … of thair kirk ȝaird equally discendand fra the chalmer new biggit for the curate 1551 Hamilton Cat. 6.
To be schort and plaine with yow all that ar spiritual curattis under us 1567 G. Ball. 205.
The curat his creid he culd nocht reid a1578 Pitsc. II. 132/1.
War thow nocht ane preist and curatt of the parochin of Lunen 1596 Dalr. I. 226/4.
That the curetis of the Kirk mychte the frilier … vse thair office 1622-6 Bisset I. 100/30.
Quha evir sall supplie the places of … chaiplannis, curatis, choristaris [etc.]

2. A curator. 1463 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 23.
It was fundin … that Henry of Culan … has chosine til his curatis to gowerne him [etc.] Ib.
Thir ar the gudis … that the said curatis has ressauyt 1496 Acta Conc. II. 23.
That he micht haf ane curat chosin to him be his aune eleccione to governe and reule him unto his perfyte age of xxj yeir a1500 Bk. Chess 1970.
Sic folk suld haue a curet with all richt For to dispone thair gudis & thair micht