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GUARDIAN

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 656 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GUARDIAN  , one who

guards or defends another, a
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protector . The O . Fr. guarden, garden, mod. gardien, from guarder, garder, is of Teutonic origin, from the
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base war-, to protect, cf . O.H . Ger. warten, and Eng . " ward "; thus "guardian" and "
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warden " are etymologically identical, as are " guard " and " ward "; cf. the use of the correlatives " guardian " and " ward," i.e. a minor, or person incapable of managing his affairs, under the
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protection or in the custody of a guardian .

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