How do you use Wardship in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Wardship in a sentence
Wardship meaning
- The state of being a ward of someone.
- In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
Using Wardship
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being a ward of someone. | In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
- In the example corpus, wardship often appears in combinations such as: the wardship, his wardship, wardship marriage.
Context around Wardship
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wardship
- In this selection, "wardship" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, relief and marriage stand out and add context to how "wardship" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adults from wardship within three and for his wardship. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wardship" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wardship
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Elizabeth demanded a further payment of £3,000 for overseeing the wardship and a further £4,000 for suing his livery. (21 words)
In addition, the fines assessed against de Vere in the Court of Wards for his wardship, marriage and livery already totalled some £3,306. (24 words)
The indenture also provided for payment of debts amounting to £9,096, £3,457 of which was still owed to the Queen as expenses for his wardship. (27 words)
Thomas inherited his father's estates in 1425 and was placed in the wardship of the King, initially as a minor, but later (for reasons unknown) remaining there until within four months of his death in 1469. (37 words)
These taxes were in addition to the various claims which were made upon Jews for relief, wardship, marriage, fines, law-proceedings, debts, licenses, amercements etc. and which Jews paid to the English exchequer like English subjects. (36 words)
Key reforms include the abolition of the wards of court system for adults under the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act of 1871, and the discharge of adults from wardship within three years. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
Key reforms include the abolition of the wards of court system for adults under the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act of 1871, and the discharge of adults from wardship within three years.
Elizabeth demanded a further payment of £3,000 for overseeing the wardship and a further £4,000 for suing his livery.
In addition, the fines assessed against de Vere in the Court of Wards for his wardship, marriage and livery already totalled some £3,306.
The indenture also provided for payment of debts amounting to £9,096, £3,457 of which was still owed to the Queen as expenses for his wardship.
These taxes were in addition to the various claims which were made upon Jews for relief, wardship, marriage, fines, law-proceedings, debts, licenses, amercements etc. and which Jews paid to the English exchequer like English subjects.
Thomas inherited his father's estates in 1425 and was placed in the wardship of the King, initially as a minor, but later (for reasons unknown) remaining there until within four months of his death in 1469.
Common combinations with wardship
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: