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guardian
[ gahr-dee-uhn ]
noun
- a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
- Law. 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.
- the superior of a Franciscan convent.
adjective
- guarding; protecting:
a guardian deity.
guardian
/ ˈɡɑːdɪən /
noun
- one who looks after, protects, or defends
the guardian of public morals
- law someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of a person incapable of acting for himself, as a minor or person of unsound mind
- social welfare (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
- often capital (in England) another word for custos
adjective
- protecting or safeguarding
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Pronunciation Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈguardianˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- guardi·an·less adjective
- under·guardi·an noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.
Down 29 percent since 2005, according to a Guardian survey of book authors.
“I laid out there for two and a half hours and my guardian angel showed up—rapper T.I.,” Stapp told MTV News.
In the same interview with the Guardian, he started a diplomatic war with South Africa.
They say The Guardian has been dragging its feet on the pursuit of NSA-related stories while keeping the Times on a short leash.
If I am your legal guardian, what right have you to question the arrangements made by your husband?
But the riders whirled along towards Rai Bareilly, and in another quarter of an hour the night would be their best guardian.
Failing all these heirs, Randolph was to be guardian until Parliament should determine the succession.
The truth is, in giving up the idea of guardian angels and similar beliefs we have given up some of the greatest comforts in life.
Likewise, a legally appointed guardian or conservator of an insane inventor may apply for and obtain a patent in trust for him.
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