Custody word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "custody" word

[noun] (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
[noun] holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
[noun] a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

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\Cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. ?????? to hide, and E. hide. See {Hide} to cover.] 1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. --Bacon. 2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping. Jailer, take him to thy custody. --Shak. 3. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment. What pease will be given To us enslaved, but custody severe, And stripes and arbitrary punishment? --Milton.

Synonyms for custody

detention, hands, hold

Related terms: auspices, chairmanship, charge, convenership, cure, dry storage, guarding, incarceration, keep, lookout, monitoring, pastorage, pastorate, pastorship, protective custody, safe hands, sharp eye, storage space, superintendency, tutelage, vigilance, watch and ward

The fun area, different aproach to word »custody«

Let's analyse "custody" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YDOTSUC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. ..- ... - --- -.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: custody: 3 + 6 = 9, reduced: 9 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: custody: 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 4 + 7 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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