guardian
English
/ˈɡɑɹdi.ən/, /ˈɡɑːdɪən/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who guards, watch watches over, or protects.
- (legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- (legal) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gardein.
Origin
Middle English
gardein
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Guardianesque English
- coguardian English
- guardenage English
- guardianage English
- guardiancy English
- guardianess English
- guardianless English
- guardianlike English
- guardianship English
- gardien French
- gardiennage French
- garde Middle English
- gardein Middle English
- gardian Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gardgien Norman
- guardein xno