guardian
English
Etymology
From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Anglo-Norman guardein, from Old French *guardian, gardein, garden, *gardenc, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹdi.ən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdɪən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən
Noun
guardian (plural guardians)
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 52:
- ‘As your Senior Tutor, I am your moral guardian,’ he said at last. ‘A moral guardian yearns for an immoral ward and the Lord has provided.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 52:
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
- 1993, Zach Meston, J. Douglas Arnold, Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 2
- Secret weak points of bosses/guardians.
- 2004, James Newman, Videogames
- 'if you tell me how to find the secret door in level three, I'll tell you how to defeat the end of level guardian'
- 1993, Zach Meston, J. Douglas Arnold, Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 2
Derived terms
Translations
guard or watcher
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law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis
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law: person responsible for incompetent person
superior in a Franciscan monastery
final video game enemy
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Translations to be checked
Middle French
Etymology
Old French, from Frankish
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