cura

(kyoor-[schwa]), n.[Latin] Roman law. A guardianship that protects the interests of minors who are between puberty and the age of 25, or incapacitated persons. Pl. curae Cf. TUTELA.

cura (kyoor-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Roman law. A guardianship that protects the interests of minors who are between puberty and the age of 25, or incapacitated persons. Pl. curae. Cf. TUTELA. “Cura was a form of guardianship indicated by the necessities of the case, with respect to persons who, though sui juris, were in need of