conservator

Meanings

1. One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
2. A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
3. An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
4. 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.

Etymology

From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“to preserve”).