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noun
1.
the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
2.
care; responsibility; charge.
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| guardian (ˈɡɑːdɪən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | one who looks after, protects, or defends: the guardian of public morals |
| 2. | a. law someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of a person incapable of acting for himself, as a minor or person of unsound mind |
| b. 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 | |
| 3. | (often capital) (in England) another word for custos |
| —adj | |
| 4. | protecting or safeguarding |
| 'guardianship | |
| —n | |
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