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...
- 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:...
- 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 late 12th-century England and France could also claim the right of: wardship and marriageright to control descent of fee by choosing a husband for...
- to the clauses in Magna Carta which dealt with specific issues such as wardship and dower, debt collection, and keeping rivers free for navigation. Even...
- Knyvet in August 1512 and of her mother a few months later, Elizabeth's wardship was purchased by Sir Charles Brandon, a favourite of Henry VIII. Betrothal...
- 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...
- his father died and his wardship became a commodity to be sold by the Crown. The History of Parliament avers that his wardship was bought by Charles Brandon...
- 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...