custodianship
/ (kʌsˈtəʊdɪənʃɪp) /
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noun
the condition of being a custodian
(in Britain) a legal basis for the care of children under the Children's Act 1975, midway between fostering and adoption, devised for children settled in long-term foster care or living permanently with relatives or a step-parent
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How to use custodianship in a sentence
The Palestinians also accepted the principle that the Holy Basin would be under a kind of transnational custodianship.
Michele Obama is now privileged to have temporary custodianship of this most unique and influential role.
Simply that the custodianship of esprit must ever be in the hands of the officer corps.
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