What is the Latin word for curate?

The usual Latin words for “curate” are vicārius, vicāriānus, Ammiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“curate” in Latin

vicāriusvicarious, substituted vicāriānusOf or pertaining to a deputy or vicar—vicarial.Ammiānusa masculine praenomen, famously held by

The English word curate itself goes back to Latin cūra, through cūrātus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

curate

*vicarius or vicarianus (after vicaria praefectura, Ammianus; vicariani apparitores, Cod. Theod..): *vicarius sacerdotis: or *qui successit vicarius sacerdotis alicujus muneri (after Cic., succedam ego vicarius tuo muneri).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for curate?: The usual Latin words for “curate” are vicārius, vicāriānus, Ammiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.