guardians
- 1Plural of guardian.
The court appointed two guardians to manage her affairs after the stroke left her unable to make decisions.
Local volunteers see themselves as guardians of the town's historic buildings.
Note
A regular plural with a wide spread of uses. Followed by of, it names protectors in the broad sense: guardians of the town's buildings, guardians of a tradition. In law it is precise, covering adults who stand in loco parentis for a minor or answer for someone who cannot manage alone. In the United States it is also the name for members of the Space Force, and in games guardians are the bosses a player must beat.
guardians is a form of guardian
guardian, noun: A person who guards, watches over, or protects someone or something. Full entry
- Forms
- guardianguardians plural
- Spelling
- guardian → guardians: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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