voogd

Meaning

guardian (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis)

Concepts

guardian

conservator

curator

custodian

guard

💂

representative

trustee

warden

caretaker

wicketkeeper

Synonyms

voogdes

curator

hoeder

toeziend voogd

trustee

tutor

curatrix

conservator

curatrice

Translations

Vormund

tuteur

κηδεμόνας

tutore

Kurator

tutor

Erziehungsberechtigte

tutor

guardião

conservateur

Erziehungsberechtigter

Kustos

Wächter

💂

Verwahrstelle

💷

Pronounced as (IPA)

[voːxt]

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: fogat

In summary

Early borrowing from Medieval Latin vocātus (“legal representative”), from Latin advocātus (“witness, advocate”). Compare Old High German fogat.