trusteeship

[ truh-stee-ship ]
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noun
  1. Law. the office or function of a trustee.

  2. the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body (Trusteeship Council ) of the United Nations.

Origin of trusteeship

1
First recorded in 1720–30; trustee + -ship

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British Dictionary definitions for trusteeship

trusteeship

/ (trʌˈstiːʃɪp) /


noun
  1. the office or function of a trustee

    • the administration or government of a territory by a foreign country under the supervision of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

    • (often capital) any such dependent territory; trust territory

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