wardship

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state of being a ward of someone.
2. noun In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.

Similar words

guardianship tutelage prerogative curatorship guardage landlordship landholdership holdership ward trusteeship

Often followed by

of and proceedings was jurisdiction to or in is

Word family

wardships