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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Beg :: Beg (v. t.) To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for..
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..
Defensor :: Defensor (n.) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector.
Committee :: Committee (v. t.) One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian..
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..
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Ward :: Ward (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
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..
Tutelary :: Tutelary (a.) Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses..
Pupil :: Pupil (n.) A person under a guardian; a ward.
Guardian :: Guardian (a.) Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care..
Tutelage :: Tutelage (n.) The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage..
Tutorage :: Tutorage (n.) The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.
Suscipiency :: Susceptor (n.) One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian..
Tutrix :: Tutrix (n.) A female guardian; a tutoress.
Guardianess :: Guardianess (n.) A female guardian.
Guardant :: Guardant (v. t.) Acting as guardian.
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..
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