[OF,
cure care, F., also, cure, healing, cure of souls, L.
cura care, medical attendance, cure; perh. akin to
cavere to pay heed, E.
cution.
Cure is not
related to
care.]
1. Care, heed, or
attention. [Obs.]
Of study took he most cure and most
heed.
Chaucer.
Vicarages of greatcure, but small
value.
Fuller.
2. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the
office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is
committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a
curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a
cure.
The appropriator was the incumbent parson, and had
the cure of the souls of the parishioners.
Spelman.
3. Medical or hygienic care; remedial
treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use
the water cure.
4. Act of healing or state of being
healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after
injury.
Past hope! pastcure! past help.
Shak.
I do cures to-day and to-morrow.
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