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Webster 1913 Edition
Wardship
Ward′ship
,Noun.
1.
The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Wardship
is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone.
2.
The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
It was the wisest act . . . in my
wardship
. B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wardship
WARDSHIP
,Noun.
1.
Guardianship; care and protection of a ward.2.
Right of guardianship.Wardship is incident to tenure in socage.
3.
Pupilage; state of being under a guardian.