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custodianship

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. The 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.