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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
- Example: "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
[syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship]

2. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper;
- Example: "he left his car in my keeping"
[syn: guardianship, keeping, safekeeping]



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]


WordNet (r) 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]