Prodigal
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. A person who, though of full age, is incapable of managing his affairs, and of the obligations which attend them, in consequence of his bad conduct, and for whom a curator is therefore appointed. See Prodiqus.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
civil law, persons. Prodigals were persons who, though of full age, were incapable of managing their affairs, and of the obligations which attended them, in consequence of their bad conduct, and for whom a curator was therefore appointed. In Pennsylvania, by act of assembly, a habitual drunkard is deprived of the management of his affairs, when he wastes his property, and his estate is placed in the hands of a committee.