guardianship

«guardianship» in Mova's school dictionary: the job of looking after someone or something that cannot… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (guardianship; no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Guardianship is the job of looking after someone or something that cannot yet look after itself, such as a child, a treasure or a kingdom. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, the care given by a guardian, often a wise helper or a trusted animal, while the true owner is young or away

examples

• The king gave the five hounds the guardianship of his young son. tree →
• The kingdom was put under the guardianship of a wise old owl. tree →
• She cared for the orphan under the guardianship of the village priest. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «guardianship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.