c 3 u 1 s 1 t 1 o 1 d 2 y 4
7 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
noun holding by the police
noun (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
originBorrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.
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