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conservatorship

 [kon-ser-vey-ter, kuhn-sur-vuh-]   Origin

con·ser·va·tor

   [kon-ser-vey-ter, kuhn-sur-vuh-]
noun
1.
a person who conserves or preserves; preserver; protector.
2.
a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects, as paintings or sculptures in an art museum, or books in a library.
3.
Law. a guardian; a custodian.
4.
British. a person employed by the conservancy commission; a conservation worker.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to conservā(re) (see conserve) + -tor -tor

Related forms
con·serv·a·to·ri·al  [kuhn-sur-vuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
con·ser·va·tor·ship, noun
sub·con·ser·va·tor, noun
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conservator
c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. conservatour, from L. conservatorem "keeper," noun of action from conservare (see conserve). Related: Conservatorship (1640s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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