Guard chamber

A guard-room; an apartment in a royal palace devoted to the use of the guards on duty. Guard'ed, a. Cautious; wary; prudent; circumspect; as, he is guarded in his actions. Expre ed with circumspection and caution; as, his language to me was guarded. correlative of guarantor. Guard'edly, adv. In a guarded or wary manner. caution. guaranteed. Guarantor, ( gar - an - tôr ',) n. (Law.) He who makes a guaranty: a warrantor. Guaran'ty, n . [See GUARANTEE.] ( Law .) A guarantee, (see NOTE,) q. v. NOTE. ( Guaranty is the ruling form used in the U. States; and guarantee in Great Britain.) Guarapari', in Brazil, a river which rises in the Cordillera of Aimores, and flows a general E. course to the Atlantic Ocean. A mountain range, prov. of EspiritoSanto. A town in the prov. and abt. 30 m. S.W. of the town of Espirito-Santo. Guar a pic he, a river of Venezuela, enters the Gulf of Paria, abt. 36 miles W. of the most N. mouth of the Orinoco. Guarapua'va, a town of Brazil, prov. of São Paulo. Guarati'ba, a village of Brazil, abt. 39 m. W.S.W. of Rio Janeiro. Pop . abt. 4,500. Guaratingueta, ( hwa - ra - teen - ha'ta ,) a town of Brazil, abt. 120 m. N.W. of São Paulo. Guaratuba, in Brazil, a river of the prov. of MinasGeraes, which joins the Rio Verde, an affluent of the São Francisco. -Another river of the prov. of São Paulo, which enters the Atlantic Ocean Lat. 25° 45′ S.-A town, prov. of São Paulo, abt. 23 m. S.S.W. of Paranagua. Guard, ( gard ,) v. a. [Fr. garder ; It guard are , to defend; Teut. warden; A.S. weardian , to watch. See WARD.] To keep watch over; to defend; to protect; to shield; to secure against attack, injury, or lo ; to keep in safety; to accompany for protection. To cover the edge of, as with a border; -hence, to bind or ornament with braid, lace, .; as, a guarded livery, a guarded discourse. - Shaks. -v. n. To watch in a cautious manner, or defensively; to be cautious or circumspect; to be in a state of safety or security; as, we have guarded against failure. -n. [Fr. garde; A. S. weard.] That which defends, shields, or protects; any defence, shield, or protection. ( Mil .) A man, or one of a body of men, occupied in preserving a prison or place from attack or injury; a sentinel; a watch; a sentry; as, to call the guard , to relieve the guard . "They... had their guards and spies, after the practice of tyrants." Swift. -An escort; a body of attendants, accompanying for protection or safe-keeping. A state of caution or vigilance; care; heed; attention; watchfulne . "Malice and revenge had put him on his guard."-Dryden. -An officer who has charge of a railroad-train, mail-coach, or other public conveyance; a conductor; as, a railway guard. (Used in Eng.) - That which secures against cavil, objections, or censure; careful or limited expre ion or admi ion; as, " guards and restrictions." Atterbury . -That which secures against injury, defacement, or lo ; - whence, the bowl or basket of a sword-hilt, or that which serves as a protection for the hand. - An ornamental hem, lace, edging, seam, or border. - The chain or ribbon which serves to fasten a time-piece, ., to one's person; as, a watch- guard . - A kind of fine wire grating or network, placed opposite to, or over, a hearth, .; as, a fire- guard . A railing placed at the sides of a ve el, to prevent persons from falling overboard. ( Fencing .) A posture or attitude of defence; as, the thrust went through his guard . (Mil.) Advanced guard , or vanguard . See ADVANCED. -Guard- mounting . Parade of mounting guard. - To mount guard. See MOUNT. Off guard. Incautious; inattentive; in a carele state. "Temerity puts a man of his guard."-L'Estrange. ( Mil .) Relieved from duty; as, an officer off guard. On guard , or on the guard. Vigilant; on the alert; in a state of watchfulne . "It is wisdom to keep ourselves on the guard."-L'Estrange. Guard'fully, adv . In a guardful manner. Guardia, ( goo - ar'de -a,) a small town of S. Italy, 12 m. S.S.E. of Chieti; pop . 6,740. Guardian, ( gar'di - an ,) n. [ Fr.gardien ; Sp.guardian .] One who guards, protects, preserves, or secures; one to whom anything is committed for care or safe-keeping. "The appointed guardians of the Christian faith."- Water land. (Law.) One chosen or appointed, by statute or by will, to take charge of the estate or education of an orphan or ward, or a person who is imbecile or otherwise incompetent to manage his own affairs. A G. is not allowed to reap any benefit from his ward's estate, but must account for all profits, which the ward may elect to take or charge interest on the capital used by him. He can invest the money of his ward in real estate only by order of court; nor can he convert real estate into personalty without a similar order. He may lease the land of his ward; but if the lease extends beyond the minority of the ward, the latter may void it on coming of age. He may sell his ward's personalty without order of court, and dispose of and manage it as he pleases. He is required to put the money out at interest, or show that he was unable to do this. If he spends more than the interests and profits of the estate in the maintenance and education of the ward, without permi ion of the court, he may be held liable for the principal thus consumed. If he erects buildings on his ward's estate out of his own money, without order of court, he will not be allowed any compensation. Contracts between guardian and ward, immediately after the latter has attained his majority, are unfavorably regarded by the courts, and will be set aside where they redound to the profit of the G. He is entitled to the care and custody of the person of his ward. If a female ward marry, the guardianship terminates both as to her person and property. It has been thought to continue over her property if she marries a minor. If a male ward marries, the guardianship continues as to his estate, though it has been held otherwise as to his person. If he marries a female minor, his G. will also be entitled to her property. A G. may change the residence of his ward from one county to another in the same State; but it seems that the new county may appoint another G. Whether he has the right to remove his ward into a foreign jurisdiction, has been a disputed question. By the common law, his authority both over the person and property of his ward was strictly local; and this is the view maintained in most of the States. G. of Spiritualities. ( Eccl . Law .) The person to whom the spiritual administration of a diocese is intrusted during the vacancy of the see. G. of Temporalities. ( Eccl . Law.) A person appointed by the sovereign, during the vacancy of a see, to take care of the goods and profits of the same, and render an account thereof to the Exchequer. (Eng.) G. of the Poor. A person appointed in a parish, or union of parishes, to act in lieu of overseers, and to superintend all matters relative to the relief and management of the poor. (Eng.) -a. Protecting; performing the office of a protector; as, guardian care. "A guardian angel o'er his life presiding." - S. Rogers.