curatorship

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noun

The rank or period of being a curator.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English curator →
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Meanings

nouncuratorship (plural curatorships)

plural curatorships

  1. The rank or period of being a curator.
  2. lawlegal and financial guardianship under which the ward is an adult

Origin

  1. Englishcurator
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishcuratorship

From curator + -ship.

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Translations

German Kuratorium
  • Kuratoriumrank or period of being a curator
Portuguese curadoria
  • curadoriarank or period of being a curator
Spanish curaduría, comité
  • curaduríarank or period of being a curator
  • comitérank or period of being a curator
Cite this entry
APA

curatorship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curatorship

MLA

“curatorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curatorship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curatorship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curatorship.

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