Definitions for wardership
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ward•erˈwɔr dər(n.)
a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper.
a soldier or other person set to guard an entrance.
Origin of warder:
1350–1400; ME warder(e) < AF; see ward , -er2
ward′er•ship`(n.)
ward•erˈwɔr dər(n.)
a truncheon or staff of office or authority, esp. one carried by a monarch to signal commands.
Origin of warder:
1400–50
Princeton's WordNet
wardership(noun)
the position of warder
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