Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Curate

Curate (kū"rat) , noun

[Late Latin curatus, prop., one who is charged with the care (Latin cura) of souls. See Cure, n., and compare Curé]

One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar. — Hook
All this the good old man performed alone, He spared no pains, for curate he had none. — Dryden