wardship

n. 监护 [法] 监护, 保护, 监督

词形变化

wardships 复数 wardships

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being a ward of someone.

    不可数 法律
  2. 2.

    In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.

    历史 不可数

词源

From ward + -ship.

来源:wiktionary