guardship

See also: guard ship

English

Etymology 1

guard +‎ ship

Noun

guardship (plural guardships)

A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.

Etymology 2

guard +‎ -ship

Noun

guardship

(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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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