conservator
nounUS /kənˈsɝ.və.tɚ/
Etymology From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“to preserve”).
1
One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Chlouveraki, a tenacious archaeological conservator, has salvaged antiquities all over the Middle East.
- the great Creator and Conservator of the world1726, William Derham, Physico-Theology:
2
Law A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
- The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms.1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
- The Governor [of Missouri] is […] the conservator of the peace1839, John Bouvier, Law Dictionary:
3
An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
4
Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
5
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
- Derived terms
- conservatorial, conservator of the peace, conservatorship, subconservator
- Related terms
- conservatee, conservation, conservative