conservatorship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English conservator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English conservatorship From conservator + -ship.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
However, the last few years of his life were primarily defined by his troubled family life—he is estranged from many of his relatives, at one point alleging that they tried to place him under a conservatorship[…]
2022 November 6, Emma Garland, “Aaron Carter was the millennium’s bubblegum bad boy – and the victim of a rapacious music industry”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conservatorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (4)
nb verge (legal status of a conservator) · nb formynderskap (legal status of a conservator) · nb vergemål (legal status of a conservator) · pt tutela (legal status of a conservator)