PERPETUAL CURACY
\pəpˈɛt͡ʃuːə͡l kjˈʊɹəsi], \pəpˈɛtʃuːəl kjˈʊɹəsi], \p_ə_p_ˈɛ_tʃ_uː_əl k_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ə_s_i]\
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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
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.