wardship

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Synonyms: hardship, bardship, warship, worship, guardship, wardership, landship, lordship, garadship, wardenship, lairdship

Antonyms: hardship, bardship, warship, worship, guardship, wardership, landship, lordship, garadship, wardenship, lairdship

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|legal}} The state of being a [[ward]] of someone.
2. {{lb|en|historical}} In English [[feudal]] law, the [[guardianship]] which the [[lord]] had of the land of his [[vassal]] while the latter was an infant or minor.

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