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Webster 1913 Edition

Guardship

Guard′ship

,
Noun.
Care; protection.
[Obs.]
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Guardship

GUARD'SHIP

,
Noun.
Care; protection. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

guardship

guardship

See also: guard ship

English

Noun

guardship ‎(plural guardships)

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

Etymology 2

guard +‎ -ship

Noun

guardship

  1. (obsolete) Care; protection.
    under his guardship
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Swift to this entry?)

References

  • guardship in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

guard +‎ ship

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