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

custody Idioms

in custody

in the keeping of the police; under arrest

take into custody

to arrest

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