What is guardianship?

What is guardianship

Answer #1

guard·i·an

guard·i·an [grdee ən] (plural guard·i·ans) n

  1. protector: somebody who or something that guards, protects, or preserves somebody or something
  2. legally responsible person: somebody who is legally entrusted to manage somebody else’s affairs, especially those of a minor
  3. superior Franciscan: a superior in a Franciscan monastery

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman gardein < Old French garder “to guard”]

-guard·i·an·ship, , n

Answer #2

legal responsibility of a minor.

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