guardenage

English

Etymology

Equivalent to guardian +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dənɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

guardenage

1. (obsolete, rare) guardianship
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:

     his tuition and guardenage

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pepys to this entry?)

References

• “guardenage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.