fosterage
Americannoun
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the act of fostering or rearing another's child as one's own.
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the condition of being a foster child.
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an act of promoting or encouraging.
The board will undertake the fosterage of our new project.
noun
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the act of caring for or bringing up a foster child
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the condition or state of being a foster child
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the act of encouraging or promoting
Etymology
Origin of fosterage
Example Sentences
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John Loptson of Oddi, the grandson of Sæmund the Wise, took him into fosterage.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Indeed, I repent me of what was done by me to her, for that, in any case, she is my nurse and hath over me the right of fosterage.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
However, by the Celtic custom of fosterage the infant is intrusted to Sir Ector as his dalt, or foster-child, and Uther falls in battle.
From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew
His son Brian had, in accordance with an old Irish custom, passed his boyhood in "fosterage" at the court of Callaghan, King of Cashel, in East Munster.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Brooks, Elbridge Streeter
A great industrial system has been built up in this country under the fosterage of the Government, behind a wall of unproductive taxes.
From Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Tumulty, Joseph P.
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