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a person with responsibility for protecting or taking care of something or keeping something in good condition: custodian of the custodian of a museum / castle. formal. someone who tries to protect particular ideas or principles: custodian of She sees herself as a custodian of the public's morals. US (UK caretaker)
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The meaning of CUSTODIAN is one that guards and protects or maintains; especially : one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates. How to use custodian in a sentence.
custodian in British English. (kʌsˈtəʊdɪən ) noun. 1. a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc. 2. a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc. Collins English Dictionary.
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Noun
custodia (plural custodias) 1. (rare) pyx(container for the host)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin custōdia, a noun derived from custōs (“guardian”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /kuˈstɔ.dja/ 2. Rhymes: -ɔdja 3. Hyphenation: cu‧stò‧dia
Noun
custodia f (plural custodie) 1. care 2. custody 3. case (box)
Etymology
From custōd- (“guardian”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /kusˈtoː.di.a/, [kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iä] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kusˈto.di.a/, [kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iä]
Noun
custōdia f (genitive custōdiae); first declension 1. protection, safekeeping 2. custody, guardianship 3. (Late Latin) prisoner 3.1. 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Acts.27.42: 3.1.1. Militum autem consilium fuit ut custodias occiderent, ne quis cum enatasset, effugeret. 3.1.1.1. And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape. (Douay-Rheims)
Verb
custodia 1. inflection of custodiar: 1.1. third-person singular present indicative 1.2. second-person singular imperative
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /kusˈtodja/ [kusˈt̪o.ð̞ja] 2. Rhymes: -odja 3. Syllabification: cus‧to‧dia
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin custōdia.
Further reading
1. “custodia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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noun. cus· to· dia. (ˌ)kəˈstōdēə. plural custodiae. -dēˌē, -dēˌī. : custodial. Word History. Etymology. Medieval Latin, from Latin, guarding, keeping. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
The word custodian comes from Latin custos, meaning "guardian," and anyone who looks after something can be a custodian. You might be the custodian of your club's records — you take care of the files and keep them up to date.
