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ˈkʌstədi/
n.
- the protective care or guardianship of someone or something.
▸Law parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing parents.
- imprisonment.
Derivative
- custodial
/kʌˈstəʊdɪəl/
adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. custodia, from custos ‘guardian’.