guardian : Idioms & Phrases

• (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and celebrated on October 2d.

Webster 1913

• (Law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit.

Webster 1913

• noun an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
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• . (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.

Webster 1913

• noun an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
  guardian angel.
  

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• 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 1913

• the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.

Webster 1913

• noun a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
  trustee.
  

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