Definition of Wardship. Meaning of Wardship. Synonyms of Wardship

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Definition of Wardship

Wardship
Wardship Ward"ship, n. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. --Blackstone. 2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Wardship from wikipedia

- a court. Such a person may be referenced as a "ward of the court". The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient jurisdiction derived from the British Crown's...
- leaving the six-year-old Roger to succeed to his father's title. The wardship and marriage of Roger was acquired by Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent...
- rights to Margaret's wardship and marriage would be granted only to his wife. As Somerset was a tenant-in-chief of the crown, the wardship of his heir fell...
- as well as the revenue collection, the court was also responsible for wardship and livery issues. The court was established from 1540 by two Acts of Parliament...
- his father died in 1570, leaving George a minor, aged 12. His valuable wardship and marriage was granted by Queen Elizabeth I to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl...
- Ladislaus V, more commonly known as Ladislaus the Posthumous (Hungarian: Utószülött László; Croatian: Ladislav Posmrtni; Czech: Ladislav Pohrobek; German:...
- feudal wardship where the custody of their lands and the right to arrange their marriage p****ed to the monarch, until they came of age. The wardship and...
- of Sir Maurice Russell of Dyrham, Glos. Due to Maurice having been in wardship, a full record of his birth and baptism is provided in the record of his...
- suing his livery when he reached his majority; this last would end his wardship, through cancelling his debt with the Court of Wards, and convey to him...
- in other cases, for example Re C (a minor) (wardship: medical treatment) and Re J (a minor) (wardship: medical treatment), this test has been used to...