conservator
pronunciation
How to pronounce conservator in British English:
UK [kənˈsɜ:vətə(r)]
How to pronounce conservator in American English:
US [kənˈsɜrvətə(r)]
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- Noun:
- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
- someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
Word Origin
- conservator (n.)
- c. 1400, from Anglo-French conservatour, from Latin conservator "keeper, preserver, defender," agent noun of conservare (see conserve).
Example
- 1. To act as provisional conservator of the personal estates of deceased united states citizens ; and .
- 2. Design and analysis on the digitization of educational materials for tourism conservator in penghu .
- 3. If an arc forms , gas accumulation is rapid , and oil flows rapidly into the conservator .
- 4. For five years kasser 's team , including conservator florence darbre and coptic scholar gregor wurst pieced the gospel back together so that the entire codex could be photographed .
- 5. The act also maintains the right of an affected company to seek judicial review following the appointment of a receiver or conservator and a claimant 's right to challenge a regulator 's disallowance of its claim .