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   guardian

   /ˈɡɑːdɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a person who protects or defends something: "self-appointed guardians of public morality"
   • ▪ a person who is legally responsible for the care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially a child whose parents have died: "I am acting as guardian of my late brother's family"
   • 2. the superior of a Franciscan convent.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French garden, of Germanic origin; compare with ward and warden. The ending was altered by association with -ian.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • G

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   • U

     1

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   • R

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   • D

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   • I

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   • A

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   • N

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