curatelle
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātēla, or formed from curateur + -elle, on the model of tuteur ~ tutelle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
curatelle f (plural curatelles)
- (law) guardianship under which the ward is totally and permanently incapable
- Antonym: tutelle
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “curatelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.