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English
Etymology
From custody + -al; compare French custodial.
Adjective
custodial (comparative more custodial, superlative most custodial)
- Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
- Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child.
- Providing punishment by incarceration.
Derived terms
Translations
providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
providing punishment by incarceration
Further reading
- “custodial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “custodial”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “custodial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.