Guardian by nature
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The father, and, on his death, the mother, of a child. the person of the child to the age of twentyone years. Sometimes called “natural guardjan,” but this is rather a popular than a technical mode of expression. 2 Steph, Comm. 337.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
The father, and, on his death, the mother of a child. 1 £1. Com. 461. 2 Kent's Com. 219. This guardianship extends only to the custody of the person of the child, to the age of twenty-one years. Id. ibid. Sometimes called natural guardian, but this is rather a popular than a technical mode of expression. 2 Stepk. Com.SB7. Guardianship by nature, in the correct and technical meaning of the term, is that which belongs to the ancestor in respect of his heir apparent, male or female. Id. ibid. Harg. Co. Litt. Notes 63—71, lib. 2.