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custodian

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhn]

noun

  1. a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.

  2. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.



custodian

/ ʌˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc

  2. a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • custodianship noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of custodian1

1775–85; < Latin ܲō徱 ( a ) watchman ( custody ) + -an
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But for Ms Spoljarić, constantly aware of the ICRC's role as custodian of the Geneva Conventions, the view beyond the Alps and across the Mediterranean to Gaza is alarming.

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The original custodians and teachers of Sona were women - and there are still community elders alive who remember how it works.

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It is also the custodian of the Geneva Conventions, the body of international humanitarian law that is intended to regulate the conduct of war and protect civilians and other non-combatants.

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For “Greeny” and other guitars, Hammett “sees himself as the custodian” of these rare instruments, he says.

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Once they reach an understanding of who they are to each other, they become attentive custodians of the other person's anxieties and hopes, even as they weigh what they want beyond their relationship.

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