custody
noun
[ ˈkʌstədi ]
• the protective care or guardianship of someone or something.
• "the property was placed in the custody of a trustee"
Similar:
care,
guardianship,
charge,
keeping,
safe keeping,
wardship,
ward,
responsibility,
protection,
guidance,
tutelage,
custodianship,
trusteeship,
trust,
keep,
possession,
hands,
supervision,
superintendence,
surveillance,
control,
aegis,
auspices,
escrow,
• imprisonment.
• "my father was being taken into custody"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos ‘guardian’.
