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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conservator \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conservator n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: {curator}] 2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
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