English Explanatory Dictionary

custodial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
  2. Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child.
  3. Providing punishment by incarceration.

Pronunciation

/kʌsˈtoʊ.di.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-custodial.wav

Word forms

custodial more custodial most custodial

Etymology

From custody + -al; compare French custodial.

Related words

custodian custody

Derived words

custodial account custodial area custodial care custodial interrogation custodialism custodially custodial parent custodial rape custodial sentence custodial symmetry noncustodial postcustodial
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