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| guard·i·an [ grdee ən ] (plural guard·i·ans) |
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1. protector: somebody who or something that guards, protects, or preserves somebody or something
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2. legally responsible person: somebody who is legally entrusted to manage somebody else's affairs, especially those of a minor
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3. superior Franciscan: a superior in a Franciscan monastery
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman gardein< Old French garder "to guard"] |
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 guard·i·an·ship noun |
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