" Civil Law and Scottish Law . The state of being below the legal age of puberty; the period during which a person remains in this state. Compare pupil. Now chiefly historical", Mid 16th cent. From Middle French pupilarité, pupillarité (French pupillarité; now rare) condition of being a ward, period of time during which a child is a ward from pupillaire + -ité.[pupillarity etymology, pupillarity origin, 英语词源]