guardian

CEFRB1

/ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person legally responsible for caring for another person.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

Examples

  • He considers himself a guardian of moral standards.

  • I regard myself as your guardian.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/
  • /ˈɡɑɹ.din/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

  2. A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.

  3. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

More examples

In context

  • John acts like Helen's guardian.

  • Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…]

  • I always had a suspicion that Calico, with his blend of simple faith and gipsy blood, had violated a temple, or looted a shrine, to save his son's life, and that the guardians of the relic tracked him and revenged the outrage.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Old French guardein, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden. By surface analysis, guard + -ian.