pupillarity
Definition
- Noun (Legal term): "Pupillarity" refers to the period during which a person is under legal guardianship, specifically the state or time of being a minor or a ward. It denotes the condition of being a pupil in the sense of being under the care and authority of a guardian, typically before reaching the age of majority.
Usage Examples
- (The legal period of guardianship concluded at a certain age.)
- (The legal status of being a minor under protection was prolonged.)
- (Historical legal records address the period of wardship.)
Advanced Usage
"to be in pupillarity": to be in a state of legal minority or wardship.
- The estate was managed by a trustee while the heir was in pupillarity. (The heir's property was administered during his minority.)
"pupillarity period": the specific duration of legal guardianship.
- The pupillarity period in this jurisdiction ends at age eighteen. (The time of being a legal minor lasts until that age.)
Variants and Related Words
Pupil (n): a person under the care of a teacher or guardian; a student.
- The pupil studied diligently under his tutor. (The learner worked hard with his instructor.)
Pupillate (v, rare): to act as a guardian or to place under guardianship.
- The law allows the court to pupillate orphans until they come of age. (The court can appoint a guardian for minors.)
Pupillary (adj): relating to a pupil or to legal guardianship.
- The pupillary authority was transferred to the grandmother. (The guardianship power was given to her.)
Synonyms
- Minority: the state of being under the legal age of adulthood.
- Wardship: the condition of being under the protection of a guardian.
- Nonage: the period of being underage or immature.
Related Idioms