guardship

See also: guard ship

English

Etymology 1

guard +‎ ship

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
    • 1730, Jonathan Swift, A Panegyrick on the Dean
      Your usher's post must next be handled:
      How blest am I by such a man led!
      Under whose wise and careful guardship
      I now despise fatigue and hardship

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