custody

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌstədiː/ (Estuary English) Homophone: custardy (in some dialects) === Noun === custody (usually uncountable, plural custodies) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial. (Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== custodial custodian ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “custody”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “custody”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “custody”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Custódia Priberam Dictionary