Hypertext Webster Gateway: "guardianship"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guardianship \Guard"i*an*ship\, n.
The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care;
watch.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
guardianship
n 1: attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
"he is under the care of a physician" [syn: {care}, {charge},
{tutelage}]
2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car
in my keeping" [syn: {keeping}, {safekeeping}]
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