prodigal

prodigal (prod-[schwa]-g[schwa]l), n. Civil law. A person whose affairs are managed by a curator because of the person’s wasteful spending or other bad conduct. • In Roman law, the agnatic family of a prodigal (prodigus) or spendthrift could result in that person’s being prohibited from engaging in certain legal transactions, and the person’s estate being put in the charge of a curator. See cura prodigi under CURA.

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