guardianship

  • 111safekeeping — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. care, custody, guardianship, protection. See safety. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. supervision, care, guardianship; see custody 1 , protection 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. protection, security,… …

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  • 112trust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reliance, confidence; credit; holding company, monopoly. See belief, business. v. rely on, believe in, give credit to. Se belief. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Reliance] Syn. confidence, Dependence, belief,… …

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  • 113cura — /kyura/ Care; charge; oversight; guardianship. In the civil law a species of guardianship which commenced at the age of puberty (when the guardianship called tutela expired), and continued to the completion of the twenty fifth year …

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  • 114cura — /kyura/ Care; charge; oversight; guardianship. In the civil law a species of guardianship which commenced at the age of puberty (when the guardianship called tutela expired), and continued to the completion of the twenty fifth year …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 115guardian by nurture — A common law guardian of the person only, the guardianship being that of the father and extending to all his children, and continuing until the ward reached the age of fourteen if a boy, or sixteen if a girl. A type of guardianship long since… …

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  • 116Ward — Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from the… …

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  • 117Ward penny — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… …

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  • 118Ward staff — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… …

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  • 119Wardship — Ward ship, n. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. [1913 Webster] Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of begin under a guardian;… …

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  • 120`Abdu'l-Bahá — Abdu’l Bahá Bahá í Faith …

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