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domicile

personal jurisdiction. For persons lacking capacity (as minors), domicile is often statutorily determined as the domicile of the guardian. vt -ciled -cil·ing : to establish in or provide with a domicile [an alien admitted to the United

dative

dative [Medieval Latin dativus subject to appointment, from Latin, assigned (of a guardian), from datus, past participle of dare to give] in the civil law of Louisiana 1 : appointed by

custody

custody [Latin custodia, from custod- custos guardian] : care or control exercised by a person or authority over something or someone: as a : supervision

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conservator

institution appointed by a court to take over and manage the estate of an incompetent compare committee, curator, guardian, receiver, tutor 2 : a public official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests

committee

committee 1 : a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor 2 a : a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report

administration

or an administrator b : the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it c : the management of assets held in a trust 3 :

Guardianship

The office duty or care of a guardian protection care watch

in loco parentis

in loco parentis [Latin] : in the place of a parent [either parent of a minor, guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to the minor "Code of Alabama"] NOTE: In order for a

Ormazd

The supreme deity the embodiment of the principle of good creator of the world source of light and guardian of mankind He is the opponent of Ahriman the spirit of evil both being sprung from Eternity or

Chancellor, Lord

Crown livings under the value of twenty marks per annum in the king's books. He is the general guardian of all infants, idiots, and lunatics, and has the general superintendence of all charitable uses'and all this, over

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