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guardian and ward

(Encyclopedia) guardian and ward, in law. A guardian is someone who by appointment or by relationship has the care of a person or that person's property, or both. The protected individual, known as…

Aholah and Aholibah

(Encyclopedia) AholahAholahəhōˈlə [key] and AholibahAholahəhōˈlə [key], in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry.

MacDiarmid, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) MacDiarmid, HughMacDiarmid, Hughməkdûrˈmĭd, –mĭt [key], pseud. of Christopher Murray Grieve, 1892–1978, Scottish poet and critic, b. Langholm, Dumfrieshire. Passionately devoted to…