wardship

wardship
The state of being a ward of someone

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  • Wardship — Ward ship, n. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. [1913 Webster] Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of begin under a guardian;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wardship — index adoption (affiliation), auspices, charge (custody), control (supervision), custody (super …   Law dictionary

  • wardship — [wôrd′ship΄] n. 1. the office of a guardian; guardianship; custody, as of a minor 2. the condition of being a ward, or in the care of a guardian …   English World dictionary

  • Wardship — A lord s right to and lucrative control of the *fief of a dead lord whose heir is a minor; in such an event the revenues of the estate were the guardian s to use as he wished. The fief was supposed to be handed over to the ward in good condition …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • wardship — globa statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Vaikų auklėjimo forma, kai valdžios institucijos (švietimo, sveikatos apsaugos ar socialinės rūpybos skyriai) su piliečiais sudaro sutartį, kuria beglobis vaikas, našlaitis paimamas į šeimą kaip… …   Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas

  • wardship — In military tenures, the right of the lord to have custody, as guardian, of the body and lands of the infant heir, without any account of profits, until he was twenty one or she sixteen. In socage the guardian was accountable for profits; and he… …   Black's law dictionary

  • wardship — The right of the lord, as “guardian in chivalry,” under feudal tenure, to receive and retain, as guardian of the person and estate, the profits of the lands of an infant male heir his tenant, until the heir, if a male, was twenty one and if a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • wardship — ward ► NOUN 1) a room or division in a hospital for one or more patients. 2) an administrative division of a city or borough, represented by a councillor or councillors. 3) a child or young person under the care and control of a guardian… …   English terms dictionary

  • wardship — n. 1 a guardian s care or tutelage (under his wardship). 2 the condition of being a ward …   Useful english dictionary

  • wardship and marriage — ▪ law       in feudal law, rights belonging to the lord of a fief with respect to the personal lives of his vassals (vassal). The right of wardship allowed the lord to take control of a fief and of a minor heir until the heir came of age. The… …   Universalium

  • wardship in chivalry — See wardship …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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