Synonyms of guardianship

guardianship

noun

as in custody

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something

gave the guardianship of his estate to his children

has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custody
• care
• custodianship
• safekeeping
• control
• ward
• trust
• supervision
• management
• hand(s)
• keeping
• superintendence
• governorship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guardianship

Hayden Panettiere‘s former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor’s sudden death in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Permanent guardianship of the estate is set to be decided in December. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has petitioned a California court for legal guardianship over the 11-year-old daughter the couple had together. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Indigenous knowledge is at the heart of every decision made by the alliance, grounded in the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga, or guardianship of the natural world as an intergenerational and universal responsibility. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Allman’s wife, Mariangela King Allman, has since applied for the guardianship role and asked that the Los Angeles County judge on the conservatorship case appoint her as conservator if one is needed in California. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Williams has been vocal about her objections to the guardianships, and her attempts to be removed from it. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

The project was not conceived formally, but Gajdusek wrote declarations, documenting the transfer of guardianship on Department of Health and Human Services letterhead and had colleagues in his lab serve as witnesses before a notary. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026