'Wardship' definitions:

Definition of 'Wardship'

From: GCIDE
  • Wardship \Ward"ship\, n.
  • 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. [1913 Webster]
  • Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. [1913 Webster]
  • It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]