Meaning of caretakership | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“So Dira’s people gave over jurisdiction to that certain world, and went away, leaving Dira with only the Deathbird, a special caretakership the adjudicators had wowven into their judgement.”

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