"wardship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wardships [plural]
Etymology: From ward + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ward|ship}} ward + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} wardship (usually uncountable, plural wardships)
  1. (chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-wardship-en-noun-gU7EJxfP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: law
  2. (historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor. Tags: historical, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-wardship-en-noun-5hEPZ~w3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 33 67

Inflected forms

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