单词 | conservatorship |
释义 | conservatorshipn. 1. The office or role of conservator (in various senses) (see conservator n. I.). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > with responsibility for rivers > position of conservatorship1645 society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > resident abroad > specific representing merchant rights > office of conservatorship1645 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation from decay, loss, or destruction > one who or that which preserves from decay, etc. > that which preserves from decay, loss, etc. conservea1393 conservativea1398 preservative?a1439 conservator?1440 preservationc1475 preserve1554 conservatory1563 conservice1607 conservatorship1645 preservatory1654 balsam1658 amber1785 embalmer1838 1645 I. B. tr. Royall & Gracious Priviledges granted by Philip IV. of Spaine vnto Eng. Merchants trading within his Dominions 12 Who for the suites which shall bee commenced in the said Cities of Cadiz, Malaga, and San Lucar, is to Subdelegate his Conservatorship, in the person which by the said Nation shall be..named. 1650 H. More Observ. Anthroposophia Theomagica 27 Competitours with our Moon for the Conservatour-ship of the Universe. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lviii The Conservatorship of the River of Thames. 1789 J. Brand Hist. & Antiq. Newcastle II. 17 A commission anno 32 Hen. VI. directed to the mayor and others for conservator-ship between Sparhawk and Hedwin-Streams. 1853 E. H. Bennett & C. Smith Eng. Rep. Law & Equity XVI. 352 The conservatorship of the river Tyne has..been removed by the River Tyne Improvement Act, 1850, from the corporation. 1936 Times 14 Sept. 14 During his long and distinguished Conservatorship of the Hunterian Museum Sir Arthur Keith revived this study. 2001 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 18 Feb. f10 Only by seeing the two de Troys together can you get a sense, not only of their cultural and artistic history, but also of the perils and temptations of conservatorship. 2. U.S. Law. The position or function of a conservator (conservator n. 2g). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian of minor or incapable person > office of tutoryc1400 tutelec1420 curatory?1478 tuteleship1557 tutorship1559 curatorship1590 tutelage1605 tutorage1617 curature1618 pro-tutory1664 curacya1734 curation1749 conservatorship1871 tutelarship1875 1871 Chicago Tribune 9 June 3/3 Conservatorship. John Cochrane was appointed conservator of the estate of Patrick Snee, an insane person. 1923 Harvard Law Rev. 36 757 Evidence of guardianship or conservatorship proceedings is admitted to show a practically contemporaneous want of testamentary capacity. 2002 N. Noddings Starting at Home xii. 256 He will..always need someone to manage his money. A conservatorship could be minimal if housing were guaranteed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645 |
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