Wiktionary
gatekeep
n. gatekeeper. vb. 1 (context sociology English) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task; for example, to limit how much one's husband can raise one's children 2 To control or limit access to something.
Usage examples of "gatekeep".
He gave his aching shoulders a backward stretch, signalled his thanks to the alert gatekeep, who'd had the gate open and waiting by the time he reached it, and sent Ringer on toward the stables with a gentle pres sure of leg and rein.