custodial
/kəˈstəʊdiəl/kuh-STOH-dee-uhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kəˈstoʊdiəl/kuh-STOH-dee-uhl
Meaningrelating to custody
Common meaning: to do with keeping or guarding
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- custoda guard, keeperLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 505 · scan
- inoun ending: study, state or act
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latincustōs, -ōdis‘a guard, keeper’
- Englishcustody‘protective care’
- Englishformed in English from custodycustodial‘to do with keeping or guarding’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from custody + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CUSTODY, p.149 · scan
Roots
- custōs, -ōdis Latin “a guard, keeper”
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