gardein
Middle English
/ˈɡardɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) guardian, guard; one who is given the responsibility of protection.
- (rare) The head officer or leader of an institution.
- (rare) An individual who acts in loco parentis; a guardian of a legal minor.
Etymology
Borrowed from guardein affix from Middle English garde.
Origin
Middle English
garde
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Guardianesque English
- coguardian English
- guardenage English
- guardian English
- guardianage English
- guardiancy English
- guardianess English
- guardianless English
- guardianlike English
- guardianship English
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- garde Middle English
- savegard Middle English
- guarde Old French
- guardein xno