Definition of guardian

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Guardian (v. t.) One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden..

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Ravishment :: Ravishment (n.) The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband..
Guardant :: Guardant (v. t.) Acting as guardian.
Tutelage :: Tutelage (n.) The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.
Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish..
Guardian :: Guardian (v. t.) One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden..
Residentiary :: Residentiary (a.) Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..
Tutelage :: Tutelage (n.) The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage..
Screamer :: Screamer (n.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta..
Defensor :: Defensor (n.) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector.
Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care..
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
President :: President (n.) A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands..
Curator :: Curator (n.) One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian..
Responsible :: Responsible (a.) Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office..
Patron :: Patron (n.) A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
Ward :: Ward (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
Guardian :: Guardian (v. t.) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs..
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