cu ‧ rate /ˈkjʊərət, ˈkjʊərɪt $ ˈkjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: curatus , from cura 'religious care' , from Latin ; ⇨ ↑ cure 1 ]
1 . a priest of the lowest rank, whose job is to help the priest who is in charge of an area
2 . curate’s egg British English something that has good and bad parts:
The book is something of a curate’s egg.