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guardianless

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guard⋅i⋅an

  [gahr-dee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
2. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs.
3. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
–adjective
4. guarding; protecting: a guardian deity.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME gardein < AF. See warden

Related forms:
guard⋅i⋅an⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. protector, defender.

Pronunciation note:
Guardian is occasionally pronounced with two syllables and with stress on the final syllable: [gahr-deen] . This pronunciation is now most characteristic of older, less educated speakers.
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Main Entry: guard·ian
Pronunciation: 'gär-dE-&n
Function: noun
: one who has or is entitled or legally appointed to the care and management of the person or property of another —compare COMMITTEE, CONSERVATOR, CURATOR, RECEIVER, TUTOR
guardian ad li·tem
/-ad-'lI-t&m, -äd-'lE-tem/
: a guardian appointed by a court to represent in a particular lawsuit the interests of a minor, a person not yet born, or a person judged incompetent
guardian by nature
: NATURAL GUARDIAN in this entry
natural guardian
: a guardian by natural relationship having custody of the person but not the property of a minor
NOTE: Under common law the father is considered the natural guardian of a child until his death or incapacitation, whereupon the mother becomes the natural guardian. Many states have passed statutes giving both parents equal rights as guardians.
statutory guardian
: a guardian appointed by statutory authority
testamentary guardian
: a person named in a will to serve as a guardian —guard·ian·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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