n. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage. [ 1913 Webster ]
It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]