curator

curator
cu·ra·tor /'kyu̇r-ˌā-tər, kyu̇-'rā-tər/ n [Latin, guardian, from curare to take care of] in the civil law of Louisiana: a person appointed by a court to care for the property of an absent person or to care for the person or property of someone mentally incapable of doing so compare committee, conservator, guardian, interdict, tutor
cu·ra·tor·ship n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

curator
I index administrator, caretaker (one caring for property), custodian (protector), director, guardian II index procurator III index superintendent, trustee

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


curator
in the family law of Scotland, usually a parent who has responsibility to act with a minor in his affairs. The Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 has practically replaced the term with the guardian, who has responsibility for children under 16 who, under the Act, cannot contract without his consent save in exceptional circumstances set out in the Act.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


curator
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Financial Powers of Attorney
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

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  • Curator — • A person legally appointed to administer the property of another, who is unable to undertake its management himself, owing to age or physical incompetence, bodily or mental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Curator     Curator …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • CURATOR — in Glossis S. Benedicti cap. de Magistr. φροντιςὴς καὶ λογιςτὴς, nomen erat Magistratus, cuius erat in civitatibus rebus venalibus pretia imponere, Curialibus praeesse, vectigalibus ac tributis persolvendis invigilare, ut est in Curatoris… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • curator — CURATÓR, curatori, s.m. Persoană care exercită drepturile şi execută obligaţiile decurgând din curatelă. – Din fr. curateur, lat. curator. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  curatór s. m., pl. curatóri Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • curator — (n.) mid 14c., from L. curator overseer, manager, guardian, agent noun from curatus, pp. of curare (see CURE (Cf. cure) (v.)). Originally of those put in charge of minors, lunatics, etc.; meaning officer in charge of a museum, library, etc. is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • curator — [kyo͞o rāt′ər, kyoor′āt΄ər; kyoor′ət ər] n. [ME curatour < L curator < curare: see CURATIVE] 1. a person in charge of a museum, library, etc. 2. a guardian, as of a minor curatorial [kyoor΄ə tôr′ē əl] adj. curatorship n …   English World dictionary

  • Curator — Cu*ra tor (k? r? t?r). n. [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care.] 1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper. [1913 Webster] 2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Curator — (lat.), 1) der Besorger einer Sache, Aufseher darüber; so: C. alvei et riparum, so v.w. Comes alvei et riparum; C. annonae, Aufseher über den Vorrath u. Preis von Getreide u. Öl; C. aquarum, so v.w. Consularis aquarum; C. calendarii, Einnehmer… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Curātor — (lat.), s. Kurator. C. bonorum, Güterpfleger (s.d.); im frühern Konkursverfahren wurde auch der Konkursverwalter so genannt (s. Konkurs). C. massae, s. Konkurs und Konkursverwalter …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Curator — Curātor, Curatorĭum (lat.), s. Kuratel …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Curator — Curator, S. Vormund …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

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