fosterage

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Fosterage began when the child was a year old and ended when the marriageable age was reached, unless previously terminated by death or crime.

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

Fosterage is, I believe, sometimes performed upon more liberal terms. 

From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Johnson, Samuel

Fosterage consisted in putting out the child to be reared by a tribesman who became its foster-father.

From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin