■ noun a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
Derivatives
~ial adjective
~ship noun
Origin
ME (denoting a pastor or a guardian of a minor): from OFr. curateur or, in later use, directly from L. ~ , from curare (see cure ).
■ noun a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
Derivatives
~ial adjective
~ship noun
Origin
ME (denoting a pastor or a guardian of a minor): from OFr. curateur or, in later use, directly from L. ~ , from curare (see cure ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004