Trusteeship
(noun)
- The position or duty of a trustee.
- The state of being held or managed in trust.
- The administration of a trust by a trustee or trustees.
- The control or administration of a territory by a foreign country or organization as a trust territory.
Origin:
From trustee + -ship. first attested in the early 17th century.
Examples:
- The company appointed a new trusteeship to manage the company's assets.
- He was appointed as the trusteeship of the school.
- The trusteeship will hold the property until the beneficiary reaches the age of majority.
- The trusteeship of the territory was transferred to the UN.
- He took over the trusteeship of the trust from his father.