wardship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wardship
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at ward, -ship
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She said that in wardship hearings in 2019 her family had obtained a "travel ban" to prevent her from going abroad and that she believed this was still active.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024
But each state court system, from New York to California, runs wardship and adoption proceedings differently — and sometimes there are even variations between counties.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
But each state court system, from New York to California, runs wardship and adoption proceedings differently - and sometimes there are even variations between counties.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
Each state court system, from New York to California, runs wardship and adoption proceedings differently, and variations sometimes even exist between counties.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
We have also described how her stepfather Lord Hastings had the wardship of her future husband, and so it fell out that in due time "a convenient marriage was purveyed for her."
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by William Henry Hamilton Rogers
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