"guardship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guardships [plural]
Etymology: guard + ship Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guard|ship}} guard + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} guardship (plural guardships)
  1. A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
    Sense id: en-guardship-en-noun-FsfJFcwX Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: guard + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|guard|ship}} guard + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} guardship
  1. (obsolete) Care; protection. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-guardship-en-noun-OTqjXru1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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