guardian

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English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman guardein, Old French *guardian

Pronunciation

Noun

guardian (plural guardians)

  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  2. (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  3. (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  5. (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'

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

Old French, from Frankish

Noun

guardian m. (plural guardianz)

  1. guardian; protector

 

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