Meanings
nouncustodianship (countable and uncountable, plural custodianships)
plural custodianships
- countableuncountableThe office, or the duty of a custodian.
The erection and splendour of these structures - tunnels, shafts, stations and bridges included - of which landowners, with their centuries of custodianship over long-sheltered environs, were uniquely situated to ensure.
2022 May 4, Dr Joseph Brennan, “When the railways met stately homes...”, in RAIL, number 956, page 61
Origin
- Englishcustodian
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishcustodianship
Translations
Dutch voogdij
- voogdijThe office, or the duty of a custodian
Swedish förmyndarskap
- förmyndarskapThe office, or the duty of a custodian
Cite this entry
APA
custodianship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custodianship
MLA
“custodianship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custodianship. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “custodianship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custodianship.
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