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wardenship
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈwɔː.dən.ʃɪp/ us /ˈwɔːr.dən.ʃɪp/
the position held by the warden(= person in charge) of a town, area, building, college, etc., or the powers relating to such a position :
the wardenship ofSoon after assuming the wardenship of the prison, he developed a reputation among the inmates as a ruthless disciplinarian.
He was dismissed from all three wardenships.
As a reward for his loyalty to the king, he was granted the wardenship of the forest in 1479.
The queen rewarded him with the wardenship of Christ's College.
The farms that traditionally went with the wardenship must have increased its attractiveness.
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