Guardage

//ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dɪd͡ʒ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    wardship obsolete, uncountable

    "Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou, to fear, not to delight."

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"Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou, to fear, not to delight."

Etymology

Compare Old French wardage. Equivalent to guard + -age.

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