- (a.) Performing or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care.
- (v.t.) One who guards, preserves or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security or preservation from injury; a warden.
- (v.t.) One who has or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents or a person incapable of managing his own affairs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "guardian" http://smartdefine.org/guardian/definitions/2014027 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "guardian" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/guardian/definitions/2014027> |