Guardianship (5)
I believe the answer is:
trust
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">guardianship</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for trust that I've seen before include "Hope, expect" , "Firm belief (in person)" , "Firm belief (in another)" , "Place confidence in or reliance on" , "Have faith or confidence in reliability of" .)