| Pronunciation: | | 'kânsur`veytur
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| Matching Terms: | | conservatoire, conservatorship, conservator-ward relation, conservatory
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
- [n] the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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| | Synonyms: | | curator |
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| | See Also: | | custodian, fiduciary, keeper, steward |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"ser*va`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F.
conservateur.]
1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a
preserver.
The great Creator and Conservator of the world.
--Derham.
2. (Law)
(a) An officer who has charge of preserving the public
peace, as a justice or sheriff.
(b) One who has an official charge of preserving the
rights and privileges of a city, corporation,
community, or estate.
The lords of the secret council were likewise
made conservators of the peace of the two
kingdoms. --Clarendon.
The conservator of the estate of an idiot.
--Bouvier.
{Conservators of the River Thames}, a board of commissioners
instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the
Thames.
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