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  1. 1. n. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone. 2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. B. Jonson. Source: webster
  4. 4. n. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. n. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. Source: ecdict

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