Definition of Guardian

Babylon English Dictionary
guard; protector; overseer; keeper, custodian
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Guardian Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
English-Latin Online Dictionary
curator, custos
Guardian Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(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.
  
(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.
  
(a.)
Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care.
  
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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guardian
\guard"i*an\ (?), n. [of. guardain, gardien, f. gardien, ll. guardianus. see guard, v. t., and cf. wasden.]
1. one who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
2. (law) 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. of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some cases) the mother of the child. --blockstone.
guardian
ad litem (&?;) (law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit.


  similar words(4) 



 guardian angel 
 legal guardian 
 guardian ad litem 
 guardian spirit 
Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
bárda, m.
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Diffreidiog = n. a guardian
Gorcheidwad = n. a guardian
Gwarcheidwad = n. guardian
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a person who cares for persons or property
(synonym) defender, protector, shielder
(hypernym) preserver
(hyponym) chaperon, chaperone

Adjective
1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"
(synonym) custodial, tutelary, tutelar
(similar) protective
Guardian Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms
One appointed by the Court to administer the affairs of a minor. A guardian ad litem is appointed to protect one's interest in a particular legal action. See, CONSERVATOR .
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Manufactures and distributes ballistic protective equipment, including equipment commonly referred to as body armor or ballistic protective vests.
Guardian Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dream Dictionary
To dream of a guardian, denotes you will be treated with consideration by your friends. For a young woman to dream that she is being unkindly dealt with by her guardian, foretells that she will have loss and trouble in the future.
  
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project
Guardian Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Red Alert 2
Owner: Allies (Only avilable in Yuri's Revenge)
This is a version of the GI who can attack air targets, and has improved anti-tank weaponary, when deployed. When not deployed, he shoots with a normal rifle.
Guardian Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Guardian may refer to:
  • Legal guardian

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Guardian Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The 'Lectric Law Library
A person or institution named in a will or a temporary guardianship who is responsible for the care of minor children. (2) Person assigned by the court to take care of minor children or incompetent adults. Sometimes called a conservator.
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Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary
An individual who, by legal appointment or by the effect of a written law, is given custodyof both the property and the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or mentally-disabled person. - (read more on Guardian)
  
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HMCS Legal Terms
A person appointed to safeguard/protect/manage the interests of a child or person under mental disability (see Next Friend) 
By Her Majesty's Courts Service. Published under Crown Copyright.
Guardian Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
guardian; thorn
  
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About