guardship

See also: guard ship

English

Etymology 1

From guard +‎ ship.

Noun

guardship (plural guardships)

1. A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.

Etymology 2

From guard +‎ -ship.

Noun

guardship

1. (obsolete) Care; protection.

   under his guardship

   • 1730, Jonathan Swift, A Panegyrick on the Dean:

     Your usher's post must next be handled:
     How blest am I by such a man led!
     Under whose wise and careful guardship
     I now despise fatigue and hardship

References

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