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custodianship

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cus·to·di·an  (k-std-n)
n.
1. One that has charge of something; a caretaker: the custodian of a minor child's estate; the custodian of an absentee landlord's property.
2. A janitor: worked nights as custodian of a high school.

cus·todi·an·ship n.

custodianship [kʌˈstəʊdɪənʃɪp]
n
1. the condition of being a custodian
2. (Law) (in Britain) a legal basis for the care of children under the Children's Act 1975, midway between fostering and adoption, devised for children settled in long-term foster care or living permanently with relatives or a step-parent
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Noun1.custodianship - the position of custodian
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"


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