A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.
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The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
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A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.
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The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation.
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That which is due; payment.
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The act of obligating.
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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
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One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
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One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
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One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.
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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
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The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.
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