Roman Law. [ad. med.L. cūrātēla, f. cūrātus, cūrātor: cf. tūtēla. In F. curatelle, Ger. kuratel.] The position of being under the guardianship of a curator.
1875. Poste, Gaius, I. Comm. (ed. 2), 119. Wardship and curatel are only incapacities of disposition.
