trusteeship

[ truh-stee-ship ]

noun

1. Law. the office or function of a trustee.
2. the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.
3. trust territory.

trusteeship

/ trʌˈstiːʃɪp /

noun

1. the office or function of a trustee
2. 1. the administration or government of a territory by a foreign country under the supervision of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations
   2. often capital any such dependent territory; trust territory

Word History and Origins

Origin of trusteeship¹

First recorded in 1720–30; trustee + -ship

Example Sentences

His wealth, he understood, was merely a trusteeship, something he'd been granted in order to share.

From The Daily Beast

The exceptions readily granted were cases of fraudulent trusteeship and the like.

From Project Gutenberg

The sense of trusteeship thus variously displayed has had a good many sources; let us confine our attention to one of them.

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This done, he repaired to Mr. Redman's office again and tendered a full release to Captain Crowle for his trusteeship.

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If she asked him to accept the trusteeship of her twenty thousand dollars he meant to refuse, absolutely.

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This is the case with a large sum, usually known as 'Betton's gift,' in the trusteeship of the Ironmongers' Company.

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