Definitions
Legal care or control of a child, property, or person.
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.
Used in a sentence
“The court awarded custody to the child's father.”
“The mother gained custody of the children.”
“I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Legal care or detention”7 letters
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