pro-curatorn.2
/ˌprəʊˈkjʊərətə/, U.S. /ˌproʊˈkjʊrədər/ Scots Law. Now historical and rare.
A person who performs the duties of curator (curator n. 2) or guardian towards a minor, etc., without having been legally appointed to do so.Pro-curators have not formed part of the system of guardianship of children in Scotland since the abolition by statute in 1986 of the old Scottish common law relating to this.
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1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. vi. §12 Whosoever..medled with Pupils Means or Minors, as Pro-tutors, or Pro-curators, should be lyable..as Tutors or Curators, for intromission and omission.
1722 W. Forbes Institutes I. i. 37 Another sort of quasi Tutors, are those, who, without a lawful Call, do meddle in the Minor's Affairs, as Tutors or Curators; whence they are term'd, Protutors, or, Procurators. These are liable in all Points as Tutors and Curators.
1773 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. I. i. vii. §28 Pro-tutors and pro-curators. By these are understood persons who act as tutors or curators without having a legal title to the office.
1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 798 The same principle regulates the claims of a pro-tutor or pro-curator against the minor for reimbursement of money expended for the minor.
1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 70 Pro-tutor: pro-curator, persons who act as tutors or curators without rights.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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