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wardship

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
ward·ship  (wôrdshp)
n.
1. The state of being in the charge of a guardian.
2. Custody; guardianship.

wardship [ˈwɔːdʃɪp]
n
(Law) the state of being a ward
Translations
wardship [ˈwɔːdʃɪp] Ntutela f
wardship
n (Jur) → Vormundschaft f


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But ye come with lies, Man and Snake both, and would have me believe the city is not, and that my wardship ends.
Formerly they had wardships, courts of justice, now they have the district council--not in the form of bribes, but in the form of unearned salary," he said, as hotly as though someone of those present had opposed his opinion.
 
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