curatorship

cu·ra·tor

 (kyo͝o-rā′tər, kyo͝or′ə-tər)

n.

1. One who manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library.

2. One who gathers something, organizes it, and makes it available to the public: a curator of online resources for gardeners.

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[Middle English curatour, legal guardian, from Old French curateur, from Latin cūrātor, overseer, from cūrātus, past participle of cūrāre, to take care of; see curative.]

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cu′ra·to′ri·al (kyo͝or′ə-tôr′ē-əl) adj.

cu·ra′tor·ship′ n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curatorship - the position of curator berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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Translations

Kuratorium