Wardenship

Wardenship
Wardenry Ward"en*ry, Wardenship Ward"en*ship, n. The office or jurisdiction of a warden. [1913 Webster]

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  • wardenship — index auspices, control (supervision) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wardenship — warden ► NOUN 1) a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or procedure. 2) Brit. the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a prison governor. DERIVATIVES wardenship noun. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

  • wardenship — noun Date: 14th century the office, jurisdiction, or powers of a warden …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wardenship — See warden. * * * …   Universalium

  • wardenship — noun the state of being a warden …   Wiktionary

  • wardenship — n. custodianship; office or position of warden …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wardenship — war·den·ship …   English syllables

  • wardenship — noun the position of warden • Derivationally related forms: ↑warden • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • warden — wardenship, n. /wawr dn/, n. 1. a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper. 2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison. 3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over… …   Universalium

  • Youghal — • The Wardenship of Youghal, in the Diocese of Cloyne, was founded by Thomas, Eighth Earl of Desmond Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Youghal     Youghal      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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