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Webster 1913 Edition
Keeper
Keep′er
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
2.
One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
3.
One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything;
as, the
keeper
of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc.; the keeper
of attached property; hence,
one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
The Lord is thy
keeper
. Ps. cxxi. 6.
4.
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
Discreet; chaste;
keepers
at home. Titus ii. 5.
5.
A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place;
as:
(a)
The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot.
(b)
A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
(c)
A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
Keeper of the forest
(O. Eng. Law)
, an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest.
– Keeper of the great seal
, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor.
[Eng.]
– Keeper of the King’s conscience
, the lord chancellor; – a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic.
[Eng.]
– Keeper of the privy seal
(styled also lord privy seal
), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called
clerk of the privy seal
. [Eng.]
– Keeper of a magnet
, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature; called also
keeper
.Webster 1828 Edition
Keeper
KEE'PER
,Noun.
1.
One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the custody of prisoners.2.
One who has the care of a park or other inclosure,or the custody of beasts; as the keeper of a park, a pound, or of sheep.3.
One who has the care, custody or superintendence of any thing.In Great Britain, the keeper of the great seal, is a lord by his office,and one of the privy council. All royal grants, commissions and charters pass through his hands. He is constituted lord-keeper by the delivery of the great seal. The keeper of the privy seal is also a lord by his office,and a member of the privy council.