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custodian

cus·to·dian

UK/kəˈstoʊdiən/ US/kʌˈstoʊdiʌn/ uncommon us

noun

1.

one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

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From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian.

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