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TUTORSHIP (law) and gallows (oh)


TUTORSHIP (law)


TUTORSHIP. The power which an individual, sui juris, has to take care of the person of one who is unable to take care of himself. Tutorship differs from person of one who is unable to take care of himself. Tutorship differs from curatorship, (q.v.) Vide Procurator; Pro-tutor; Undertutor. curatorship, (q.v.) Vide Procurator; Pro-tutor; Undertutor.

gallows (oh)



[C]
[Language: Old English; Origin: gealga]
a structure used for killing criminals by hanging them from a rope