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guardage

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dɪd͡ʒ/

guardage noun: wardship.

Noun

guardage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) wardship
    • Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou, to fear, not to delight.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Origin of guardage

Compare Old French wardage. Equivalent to guard + -age.

Questions about guardage

What does guardage mean?
Guardage means wardship.
What part of speech is guardage?
Guardage is a noun.
How do you pronounce guardage?
Guardage is pronounced /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near guardage in the dictionary

  1. Guardado
  2. Guardados
  3. Guardafoy
  4. Guardafui
  5. Guardafui Channel
  6. guardage
  7. guardant
  8. guardants
  9. guardband
  10. guardbands
  11. Guardbridge

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