curatory

noun

cu·​ra·​tory

kyəˈrātərē,

ˈkyu̇rəˌtōrē

plural -es

1

: curatorship

2

: a body of curators

Word History

Etymology

Middle English curatorie, from Late Latin curatoria, from Latin curator + -ia

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Rhymes for curatory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory