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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cus•to•di•al (ku stō′dē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to custody.
- of, pertaining to, or appropriate to a custodian:a building superintendent's custodial duties.
- responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure:Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care.
n. - Religiona container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host.
- Latin custōdi(a) custody + -al1
- 1765–75
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