ward·ship (wôrd?sh?p?)n.1. The state of being in the charge of a guardian.2. Custody; guardianship.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wardship (?w??d??p) n (Law) the state of being a wardCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ward?ship (?w?rd ??p) n. 1. guardianship; custody. 2. Law. the guardianship over a ward, esp. a minor. [1425?75] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.