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Guardianship definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GUARD'IANSHIP, n. The office of a guardian; protection; care; watch.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship]
2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: guardianship, keeping, safekeeping]

Merriam Webster's

noun see guardian

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Guardianship Guard"i*an*ship, n. The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Guardianship is the position of being a guardian. ...depriving mothers of the guardianship of their children. N-UNCOUNT: usu with poss

Moby Thesaurus

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