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Guardable
(Guard"a*ble) a. [Cf. F. gardable. See Guard, v. t.] Capable of being guarded or protected.
Guardage
(Guard"age) n. [Cf. OF. wardage. See Guard, v. t.] Wardship [Obs.] Shak.
Guardant
(Guard"ant) a. [OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard. See Guard, v. t.]
1. Acting as guardian. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Her.) Same as Gardant.
Guardant
(Guard"ant), n. A guardian. [Obs.] Shak.
Guarded
(Guard"ed), a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or
uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. — Guard"edly, adv. — Guard"ed*ness, n.
Guardenage
(Guard"en*age) n. Guardianship. [Obs. & R.] " His tuition and guardenage." Holland.
Guarder
(Guard"er) n. One who guards.
Guardfish
(Guard"fish`) n. (Zoöl.) The garfish.
Guardful
(Guard"ful) a. Cautious; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] — Guard"ful*ly, adv.
Guardhouse
(Guard"house`) n. (Mil.) A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers
are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.
Guardian
(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.
Guardian
(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.
Guardianage
(Guard"i*an*age) n. Guardianship. [Obs.]
Guardiance
(Guard"i*ance) n. Guardianship. [Obs.]
