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custodial

cus·to·dial

UK/kʌsˈtoʊ.di.əl/ US/kʌˈstoʊdiʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

  • “daycare that is educational and not just custodial”
  • “a guardian angel”
  • “tutelary gods”
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Origin

From custody + -al; compare French custodial.

Phrases

  • custodial symmetry

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