[truh-stee-ship] 
| 1. | Law. the office or function of a trustee. |
| 2. | the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body (Trusteeship Council) of the United Nations. |
| 3. | trust territory. |
| trusteeship council | |
noun | |
| a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory |
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