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Webster 1913 Edition
Conservator
Con′ser-vaˊtor
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conservator
CONSERVATOR
,Noun.
1.
A preserver; one who preserves from injury or violation. Appropriately, an officer who has the charge of preserving the public peace, as judges and sheriffs; also, an officer who has the charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation or community, as in catholic universities. It is a word of extensive application.2.
In Connecticut, a person appointed to superintend idiots, lunatics, &c., manage their property, and preserve it from waste.