Ward-holding
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In old Scotch law. Tenure by military service; the proper feudal tenure of Scotland.
Abolished by St. 20 Geo. II. c. 50. Ersk. Prin. 2, 4, 1, —Ward in chancery..
An infant who is under the superintendence of the chancellor.