Guardian Definition

gärdē-ən
guardians
noun
guardians
A person who guards, protects, or takes care of another person, property, etc.; custodian.
Webster's New World
A person legally placed in charge of the affairs of a minor or of a person of unsound mind.
Webster's New World
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An individual designated by law to care for another’s person and property because of the former’s incompetence to make his or her own decisions.
Webster's New World Law

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

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adjective
Protecting.
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pronoun

(newspapers) A British daily national newspaper.

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Other Word Forms of Guardian

Noun

Singular:
guardian
Plural:
guardians

Origin of Guardian

  • From Anglo-Norman guardein, from Old French *guardian, gardein, garden, *gardenc, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. See also the English doublet warden.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gardein from Anglo-Norman from Old French gardien from alteration of gardenc from garder to guard guard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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