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WARDERSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wardership mean?
• WARDERSHIP (noun)
The noun WARDERSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the position of warder
Familiarity information: WARDERSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of warder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("wardership" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
warder (a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners)
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