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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
guardianship
    n 1: attention and management implying responsibility for
         safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care,
         charge, tutelage, guardianship]
    2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car
       in my keeping" [syn: guardianship, keeping,
       safekeeping]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Guardianship \Guard"i*an*ship\, n.
   The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care;
   watch.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
GUARDIANSHIP, persons. The power or protective authority given by law, and 
imposed on an individual who is free and in the enjoyment of his rights, 
over one whose weakness on account of his age, renders him unable to protect 
himself. Vide Tutor. 



Thesaurus Results for Guardianship:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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