fosterage

Example Sentences

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There was fosterage for affection, for payment and for a literary education.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

O my son, for the sake of my fosterage of thee and my service to thee, spare this young lady, for indeed she has done nothing deserving of death.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

She is my sister by fosterage and this is how it came about.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

This conjecture is corroborated by the numerous instances in history and in story of fosterage affection proving, when tested, stronger than the natural affection of relatives by birth.

From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.

I was always a dependent thing, wanting fosterage and support.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas