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Guardianship

/ɡˈɑrdiənʃɪp/
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(noun) The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

The celebrity was still incompetent and needed guardianship.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the death of his parents, the young boy was placed under the permanent ____ of his maternal aunt.

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