PERPETUAL CURACY
\pəpˈɛt͡ʃuːə͡l kjˈʊɹəsi], \pəpˈɛtʃuːəl kjˈʊɹəsi], \p_ə_p_ˈɛ_tʃ_uː_əl k_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ə_s_i]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
The office of a curate in a parish where there is no spiritual rector or vicar, but where a clerk (curate) is appointed to officiate there by the impropriator. 2 Burn. Ecc. Law, 55. The church or benefice tilled by a curate under these circumstances is also so called.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.