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noun

Wardship n.

The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. "Wardship is incident to tenure in socage."

The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. "It was the wisest act... in my wardship."

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Etymology of 'Wardship'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wardship" Quotes from Famous Books

... father and livery of seisin to the son the right of the "overlord" had entered; the ownership was to a certain extent resumed, and the succession of the heir took somewhat of the character of a new grant. The right of wardship also became in the same way a reentry, by the lord, on the profits of the estate of the minor, instead of being, as before, a protection, by the head of the kin, of the indefeasible rights of the heir, which it was the duty of the whole community ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 • Various

... my thoughts to Florence, and to the affairs there that have lain upon me, from the death of my good friend Mr. Jervois, and from my wardship. I told you in their course, the steps I took in those affairs; and how happy I had been in some parts of management. There I hope soon to see you, my dear Dr. Bartlett, from the Levant, to whose ...

— The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) • Samuel Richardson