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caretakership

caretakership noun: the temporary role or responsibility of taking care of something or someone. Examples include maintaining and overseeing the upkeep of a building, managing the day-to-day operations of an organization or providing personal care and support to someone who needs assistance.

Noun

caretakership (plural caretakerships)

  1. The temporary role or responsibility of taking care of something or someone. Examples include maintaining and overseeing the upkeep of a building, managing the day-to-day operations of an organization or providing personal care and support to someone who needs assistance.
    • Such a transaction in effect creates a temporary letting of the lands, terminable with the caretakership; the rent in respect of which consists merely of the tenant's services as caretaker.1887, Timothy Michael Healy, Maurice Healy, Key to the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, Dublin: M.H. Gill and Son, page 66
    • The right to caretakership of lunatics and (remarkably) spendthrifts vested originally in their nearest agnate relative, though later a caretaker could be appointed by the authorities.1967, John Anthony Crook, Law and Life of Rome, 90 B.C. - 212 A.D., Cornell University Press, page 118

Forms of caretakership

pluralcaretakerships

Origin of caretakership

From caretaker + -ship.

Questions about caretakership

What does caretakership mean?
Caretakership means the temporary role or responsibility of taking care of something or someone. Examples include maintaining and overseeing the upkeep of a building, managing the day-to-day operations of an organization or providing personal care and support to someone who needs assistance.
What part of speech is caretakership?
Caretakership is a noun.
What is the plural of caretakership?
The plural of caretakership is caretakerships.

Words near caretakership in the dictionary

  1. caretaker
  2. caretaker government
  3. caretaker governments
  4. caretaker speech
  5. caretakers
  6. caretakership
  7. caretakerships
  8. caretakes
  9. caretaking
  10. caretakings
  11. careth

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