conservatorship

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English conservator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English conservatorship From conservator + -ship.

1. The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
2. The state of being under the control of a conservator.

   “However, the last few years of his life were primarily defined by his troubled family life—he is estranged from many of his relatives, at one point alleging that they tried to place him under a conservatorship[…]”