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1. Attention and management implying responsibility for safety
   "he is in the guardianship of a bodyguard"
   - care, charge, tutelage
    
2. The responsibility of a guardian or keeper
   "he left his car in my guardianship"
   - keeping, safekeeping

Derived forms: guardianships

See also: guardian

Type of: duty, obligation, protection, responsibility

Encyclopedia: Guardianship