guardianship

Variant of guardian

guardian definition

guard·ian (gärd′ē ən)

noun

  1. a person who guards, protects, or takes care of another person, property, etc.; custodian
  2. a person legally placed in charge of the affairs of a minor or of a person of unsound mind

Etymology: ME gardein < OFr gardien, altered (modeled on nouns ending in -ien < L -ianus) < gardenc < Frank *warding < Gmc *wardon (see guard) + -ing, akin to -ing

adjective

protecting

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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