Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRO-CURATOR, n. Sc. Law usage: a guardian or curator who has not been legally constituted as such. See Curator. [′pro:′kjurətər]Sc. 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.Sc. 1773 Erskine Institute 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, whether they sincerely believe themselves tutors, or know that they are not.Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 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. It must have been profitably expended, otherwise no action lies for reimbursement.
