Guardian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
  2. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person, property, or both, of someone else, such as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing their affairs.
  3. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
adjective
  1. guarding; protecting: a guardian deity.
noun
  1. one who looks after, protects, or defends
    • someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of a person incapable of acting for himself, as a minor or person of unsound mind
    • (in England) a local authority, or person accepted by it, named under the Mental Health Act 1983 as having the powers to require a mentally disordered person to live at a specified place, attend for treatment, and be accessible to a doctor or social worker
  3. (often capital) (in England) another word for custos
adjective
  1. protecting or safeguarding
Guardian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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