Definition of Guardean
Guard"i*an (?), n. [OF.
guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL.
guardianus. See Guard, v. t., and cf.
Wasden.] 1. One who guards, preserves, or
secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection,
security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
2. (Law) 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.
Of the several species of guardians, the first
are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some
cases) the mother of the child. Blackstone.
Guardian ad litem (&?;) (Law), a
guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular
suit. -- Guardians of the poor, the
members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the
poor within a township, or district.
Guard"i*an (?), a. Performing, or
appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian
care.
Feast of Guardian Angels (R. C. Ch.)
a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and celebrated on
October 2d. -- Guardian angel.
(a) The particular spiritual being believed in
some branches of the Christian church to have guardianship and
protection of each human being from birth. (b)
Hence, a protector or defender in general. O. W.
Holmes. -- Guardian spirit, in the belief
of many pagan nations, a spirit, often of a deceased relative or
friend, that presides over the interests of a household, a city, or a
region.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects
- (law) One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or minor
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery
Guardian- A British daily national newspaper
guardian - The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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