Defn: 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.
Defn: Guardianship. [Obs.]
GUARDIANCE
Guard"i*ance, n.
Defn: Guardianship. [Obs.]
GUARDIANESS
Guard"i*an*ess, n.
Defn: A female guardian.
I have placed a trusty, watchful guardianess. Beau. & Fl.
GUARDIANLESS
Guard"i*an*less, a.
Defn: Without a guardian. Marston.
GUARDIANSHIP
Guard"i*an*ship, n.