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Webster 1913 Edition
Curator
Cu-ra′tor
(k?-r?′t?r)
. Noun.
[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.
2.
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.
Webster 1828 Edition
Curator
CURATOR
,Noun.
1.
One who hast he care and superintendence of any thing.2.
A guardian appointed by law.3.
Among the Romans, a trustee of the affairs and interests of a person emancipated or interdicted. Also, one appointed to regulate the price of merchandize in the cities, and to superintend the customs and tributes.4.
In the United Provinces, or Holland, the Curator of a University superintends the affairs of the institution, the administration of the revenues, the conduct of the professors, &c.