Synonyms for guardianship


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gahr-dee-uh n-ship
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr di ənˌʃɪp


Définition of guardianship

Origin :
  • 1550s, from guardian + -ship.
  • noun caretaking
Example sentences :
  • He explained the necessity of it to Angelique, by speaking of the guardianship.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Imogen is under the guardianship of simplicity, her favourite pupil.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • To women has been granted the guardianship of the Life-Force.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Her grandfather found her at last and took her under his guardianship.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • These creatures were for the guardianship of the human race.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "Your guardianship had its anxieties, I perceive," said Davis, dryly.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • You may discover that Sir Within has no right to exercise this guardianship.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • At his death the mother is entitled to the guardianship and custody.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The ideas attendant on both are combined in the modern idea of guardianship.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
  • My father says so, and as you are under his guardianship he ought to know.
  • Extract from : « The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus » by Horatio Alger Jr.

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