Supervision, care, charge, custody. Obsolete.

The action, task, or office of looking after, guarding, defending, taking care of, etc.; custody, charge, guardianship.

The duty or responsibility of taking care of (a person or thing); care, custody, superintendence. Phrase, to have, take, give (the) charge of. Also…

Care or heed in tending, watching, or preserving; charge; originally only in †to take keep.

The action of taking care of, looking after, or managing; management, superintendence, administration, agency; attention, care. Now archaic and rare.

Charge.

The action of looking after or taking care of, or condition of being taken care of; safe-keeping, protection, defence, custody, care, tutelage. Obs…

The action of consigning, entrusting, or commending; cf. recommend, v.1 2. The action of recommending or committing to another's care; (hence)…

Guardianship, keeping, fostering. at foster, at nurse (with a foster-parent).

Care, trouble.

Charge; oversight with a view to protection, preservation, or guidance. In the address of a letter or package ‘care of ——’. in care of (U.S.): = ca…

The action of overlook, v.; an instance of this.

The task of taking care of a person or thing. in the regard of: in the care or charge of (a person). Obsolete. rare.

Inspection; overseeing, supervision. Obsolete.

Care, solicitude; an instance of this.

The state or quality of being protective; protective power or function.