Meanings
plural wardenships
- countableuncountableThe state of being a warden.
This, with other applications, led to his being presented with the wardenship of Manchester College, vacant by the removal of Dr William Chaderton to the see of Chester.
1872, John Roby, Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)2 more examples
He was made one of the guardians of the young king James IV. but soon lost influence, being superseded by the Homes and Hepburns, and the wardenship of the marches was given to Alexander Home.
1771, Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1The King granted a small part, namely, one virgate to "Herbert the Forester," before 1086, and this Herbert is generally supposed to have been the ancestor of those Lyndhursts who for so long held the wardenship of the Forest.
1914, Edward Hutton, England of My Heart--Spring
Origin
- Middle Englishwardenship
- Englishwardenship
From Middle English wardenship. Equivalent to warden + -ship.
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