zerkEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryutes'>nouncu·rate | \ ˈkyu̇r-ət , ˈkyər-, also -ˌāt \ a member of the clergy in charge of a parisha member of the clergy serving as assistant (as to a rector) in a parish Definition (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a member of the clergy in charge of a parish //sought the counsel of the curateutes'>nouncu·rate | \ ˈkyu̇r-ət , ˈkyər-, also -ˌāt \ a member of the clergy in charge of a parisha member of the clergy serving as assistant (as to a rector) in a parish Definition (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a member of the clergy in charge of a parish //sought the counsel of the curate