custody

/ˈkʌstədi/KUH-stuh-dee

/ˈkʌstədi/KUH-stuh-dee

Meaningkeeping

Common meaning: protective care

Other meanings: detention

custoda guard, keeperLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 505 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

Journey through time

Latincustōs, -ōdis‘a guard, keeper’
Englishcustody‘protective care’ · today

custod also in: custodian

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

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Origin: Built on Latin custōs ‘a guard, keeper’.

Roots

custōs, -ōdis Latin “a guard, keeper”

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