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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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Pro-curator, n. [Curatour n.] A person who acts as a curator without having been legally appointed as such. — 1681 Stair Inst. i vi §12.
Whosoever … meddled with pupils' or minors' means as pro-tutors or pro-curators, should be liable from henceforth as tutors or curators for intromission and omission
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