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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CURATORY, n. The office of a curator; curatorship. See Curator, above.Sc. 1890 Bell Dict. Law Scot. 272:
The powers and duties of curators differ according to the nature of their appointment and the condition of the parties to whom their curatory extends.Ayr. 1705 Corshill Baron Court Bk. in Arch. and Hist. Coll. Ayr and Wgt. (1884):
Claim of Curatory att the instance of Euphame Catherwood, being past twelve yeareis of age.
