custodies
Variant of custody
custody
Definition
cus·tody (kus′tə dē)
noun pl. custodies -·dies
- a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship
- the right of having one's children in one's immediate care, awarded under various arrangements to one or both of the parents by a court as a result of a divorce or separation
Etymology: ME custodie < L custodia < custos, a guard, keeper < IE *(s)keudh- <base *(s)keus-, to cover > sky
in custody
in the keeping of the police; under arrest
take into custody
to arrest
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