单词 | custodian |
释义 | custodiann. 1. a. A person who or organization which has custody or guardianship of something or someone; a guardian. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian herd971 wardena1290 keepera1300 yemerc1330 looker1340 tutor1377 actorc1384 conservator1447 custosc1450 guardian1477 custodier?c1500 custode1543 guardant1592 custodian1602 supervisor1691 vigilant1822 1602 tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido iii. vi. sig. I4 Seest thou that caue? That is the true custodian [It. custode] of her faith And her religion. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 231 To act as custodian of the person of the supposed lunatic. 1862 Boston Rev. Mar. 129 The Christian community are custodians for the safe-keeping of the reposed charities and trusts for the dead. 1867 Fortn. Rev. 1 Nov. 531 The close oligarchy, the patriciate..recognised as the authorised custodian of the fixed law. 1911 A. H. Ricketts Man. Amer. Mining Law xxxi. 265 It may be certified either by the legal custodian of the records, or by a duly authorized abstracter of titles. 1978 J. A. Maxwell America's Fascinating Indian Heritage v. 185/2 The Omaha Thunder Society..was custodian of the tribe's two sacred pipes. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. a30/4 The rightful custodian of the child should be determined as in any other custody dispute. 2011 Cathedral Music Nov. 36/1 Coventry Cathedral is proud to be custodian of some world-famous mid-twentieth century artwork. b. A person employed to look after (a section of) a building, esp. a public building, and its contents; (in later use) spec. (chiefly U.S.) a person responsible for the maintenance of a building such as a school, an apartment or office block, etc., and its facilities; a building manager; a caretaker. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > custodian of building wardenc1290 sextonc1503 concierge1646 custodian1781 1781 R. Twining Jrnl. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 58 The custodian of the galleries..had, as he told me, suggested to him [sc. Sir Joshua Reynolds] the use of oil of poppies, as a vehicle for insuring stability to his charming tints. 1867 W. D. Howells Ital. Journeys iii. 29 I saw the custodian had another relic..which he was not ashamed to match with the manuscript in my interest. 1880 Belgravia Ann. Christmas 48 The custodian..was his good friend, and allowed him free run of the shelves. 1914 School Board Jrnl. (U.S.) Apr. 48/3 It has been found advisable to order conferences of the director of school hygiene and the schoolhouse custodian on matters relating to the extremes of temperature. 1930 Washington Post 27 July 1/7 The bodies were discovered by the building custodian. 1935 ‘A. Bridge’ Illyrian Spring iii. 27 The Museum was by now closed, and the custodian trimming roses in his garden—but he was easily persuaded to reopen it. 1988 E. W. Brown Interval in Afr. ii. 91 Yesterday, on the school grounds, on a path out near the Soccer field, the custodian killed a big Black Mamba. 2011 A. Gibbons Act of Love (2012) Epil. 290 Imam Nawaz knocks on the mosque's security shutters. He hears the custodian coming to let him in. c. spec. A bank or other financial institution which safeguards assets or securities on behalf of a client, without having the authority to trade. Frequently attributive, esp. in custodian bank. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other types of bank merchant bank1620 land-bank1696 private bank1696 paper bankc1720 national bank1736 bank of circulation1767 bank of deposit1767 corporate bank1780 state bank1791 branch bank1796 reserve bank1816 investment bank1824 bank of issue1831 commercial bank1838 red dog1838 wild cat1838 central bank1841 national bank1864 investment house1878 issue house1878 clearing-bank1883 issuing house1890 member bank1914 custodian1915 merchant banker1924 Swiss bank1949 development bank1950 Transcash1982 telephone bank1985 bancassurer1991 1915 N.Y. Times 6 Mar. 14/2 The suggestion..that the wool brought in be consigned to custodian banks, subject to release on the approval of the alliance, was adopted. 1953 Kiplinger Mag. Nov. 10/1 In addition to the sales commission, or load, companies offering contractual plans usually charge a custodian fee of 1% or 5% annually to cover administration expenses. 1970 N. F. Dacey Dacey on Mutual Funds 99/1 The State Street Bank and Trust Company in Boston and the Bank of New York, both prominent custodians. 1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. 9 b The people who manage a mutual fund do not have possession of the fund's assets—cash and stocks or other securities the fund holds as investments. Those assets are held by the fund's custodian bank. 1990 Economist 22 Sept. 151/2 The government has just ordered banks to dismantle lucrative price-fixing arrangements for brokerage fees, bond underwriting and custodian services. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 3 Feb. c3/5 HSBC ranked fifth among global custodians last year, with $6 trillion of assets in custody. 2. Association Football, Hockey, etc. A goalkeeper. Chiefly in journalistic use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions wing-back1734 goalkeeper1789 outfielder1855 quarter1857 centre fielder1865 outfield1867 quarterback1867 right1867 centre1868 left wing1871 left-back1873 left half-back1873 centre forward1874 left-centre1877 right-centre1877 centre back1878 centre half-back1879 forward1879 back1880 right wing1880 right half-back1881 goaltender1882 right-winger1882 wing1882 centre half1884 left winger1884 inside1886 half1887 custodian1888 left half1888 midfielder1888 left wing1889 right half1889 centreman1890 midfield1890 outside right1890 outfieldsman1891 goalie1894 winger1896 infield1897 inside forward1897 inside right1897 outside forward1897 outside1898 outside left1900 rearguard1904 pivot1911 wing-man1942 keeper1957 link1958 linkman1963 midfield1976 1888 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 17 Sept. 7/3 Fraser sent in a slanting shot, which the home custodian could not reach, thus equalising the game. 1906 Peel City Guardian 10 Mar. 8/3 It seemed as if they meant to force the custodian into the net, not net the ball. 1945 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 19 Nov. 4/2 Their four goals of the period came easily and the home custodian was not blameless. 1958 Times of India 4 Feb. 10/2 A splendid move..saw Deshamuthu, the Rest's custodian bring off a grand save. 2000 Kingdom (Killarney, County Kerry) 19 Sept. i. 44/3 Kingdom Boys were in ruthless mood on Saturday morning as they..put six goals past the Cullen custodian without reply. Derivatives cuˈstodianship n. the function, office, or responsibility of a custodian. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > office of custody1463 custodianship1858 1858 Sat. Rev. 4 Dec. 550/1 Loading the library table and increasing the responsibility of Mr. Miller's custodianship. 1883 Times 1 June 4 The public should contribute to..a well-organized custodianship for such treasures. 1937 C. A. Philips et al. Banking & Business Cycle. i. 2 Attempting to construct new shelters in the form of totalitarian states, to be entrusted to the custodianship of authoritarian dictators. 2005 Heritage Mar. 55/3 The fact that we so value the rural legacy handed down to us by our forebears says much for the quality of their custodianship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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