Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Wardship

1. Guardianship of a person, usu. a minor. 2. The condition of being a ward. 3. Hist. The right of the feudal lord to guardianship of a deceased tenant's minor heir until the heir reached the age of majority.

wardship in chivalry

Wardship as incident to the tenure of knight-service.

wardship in copyholds

Wardship by which the lord is guardian of an infant tenant by special custom.