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Curatour, n. Also: -ure, -oure, -or(e, curetour, cuiratour, currattor. [ME. curatour (14th c.), OF. curateur, L. cūrātor.] One appointed to take charge of the affairs of a minor, idiot, or other legally incapable person. c1420 Wynt. vii. 841.
He wald … Mak for this man swa gret prayere As he had bene his curature [: cure] 1456 Hay II. 36/6.
Our ȝong men suld nocht be maid knychtis, bot gif thai had gude tutouris and curatouris 1471 Acta Aud. 19/1.
The fyve ȝeris tak made to hir be Sir David Heris as curatour to his fader 1497 Acta Conc. II. 42.
My Lord Chancellare and the Lordis of Consale ordanis that Marione of Farnlye … haf curatouris 1519 Reg. Privy S. I. 475/2.
With power to the said [tutor] to cheis curatouris to help him in the giding of the said office 1531 Bell. Boece II. 226.
Within that time [the age of 21] thay sal be governit be thair curatouris 1555 Acts II. 493/2.
It is vnderstand that be the geuing of curatouris to minouris … thair hes bene gret scaith sustenit be the saidis minouris 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 30.
He … belevit fermelie … to be to him as curatour and gouernour during all the tyme of his nonwit 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 102 b.
That quha euer ordanit in his testament ane preist to be a tutor, executour, or curatour, sould be depryuit of all prayers of the kirk 1596 Dalr. II. 348/18.
Our quene … for her curatouris cheisit … Henrie King of France [etc.] 1629 Maxwell Mem. II. 207.
He sayis his oy, with the consent of his curetouris, can conferme 1654 Misc. Spald. C. II. 241.
He … being all that tyme through minoritie and nonage vnder the governement of tutouris and curatouris 1671 Maxwell Mem. II. 319.
Eftir Candilsmes the bairn wilbe out of tutorie, and is to choys his cuiratours 1695 Edinb. Test. LXXX. 144 b.
Ane decreit obtained against him & his acttors & currattors