Definitions for guardianship
ˈgɑr di ənˌʃɪpguardian·ship

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. care, charge, tutelage, guardianshipnoun

   attention and management implying responsibility for safety

   "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

2. guardianship, keeping, safekeepingnoun

   the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

   "he left his car in my keeping"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guardianshipnoun

   The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guardianshipnoun

   The office of a guardian.

   Etymology: from guardian.

   The curate stretched his patent for the cure of souls, to a kind of tutelary guardianship over goods and chattels. Roger L'Estrange.

   Theseus is the first who established the popular state in Athens, assigning to himself the guardianship of the laws, and chief commands in war. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guardianship

   A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, called a ward. For example, a legal guardian might be granted the authority to make decisions regarding a ward's housing or medical care or manage the ward's finances. Guardianship is most appropriate when an alleged ward is functionally incapacitated, meaning they have a lagging skill critical to performing certain tasks, such as making important life decisions. Guardianship intends to serve as a safeguard to protect the ward.Anyone can petition for a guardianship hearing if they believe another individual cannot make rational decisions on their own behalf. In a guardianship hearing, a judge ultimately decides whether guardianship is appropriate and, if so, will appoint a guardian. Guardians are typically used in four situations: guardianship for an incapacitated senior (due to old age or infirmity), guardianship for a minor, and guardianship for developmentally disabled adults and for adults found to be incompetent. A family member is most commonly appointed guardian, though a professional guardian or public trustee may be appointed if a suitable family member is not available.

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1. guardianship

   Guardianship is a legal process where a person (the guardian) is appointed by a court to manage and make decisions on behalf of another person (the ward) who is unable to do so themselves due to certain conditions such as being a minor, having a disability, or incapacity. The guardian's duties may include managing the ward's personal, financial, health, or property matters.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guardianshipnoun

   the office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch

Matched Categories

1. • Protection

How to pronounce guardianship?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say guardianship in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guardianship in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guardianship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of guardianship in a Sentence

1. Dave Bremer:

   I called her and I said,' I could really be overstepping the boundaries here, but I just want to let you know that if you need a backup plan for Dave Bremer, my family and I are willing to offer guardianship,' and she said,' I am going to sleep better tonight than I have in a long time.'.

2. Colleen Thompson:

   My daughter’s been dropped here. She’s basically abandoned, there’s no caretaker from her original orphanage. There is no one who has guardianship anywhere in this whole region [ of Lviv ]. She’s in limbo.

3. Bernard Atiku:

   Foreigners have been manipulating the guardianship provision to take children out of the country.

4. Stephanie Escamilla:

   He can just stop going to his psychiatric visits, drop all his medications and what can I do? I can't force him unless I have guardianship.

5. Wendy Young:

   I've been working on this issue for 30 years. I can only think of maybe half a dozen cases where one of the unaccompanied kids has actually been put up for adoption, that's usually done when there's evidence that the parents are dead, and there's no other family member who can attain guardianship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guardianship
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guardianship
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=guardianship
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardianship
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardianship