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custody

custody

noun

Definition of CUSTODY

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something <the government department having custody of all official state gifts>

Synonyms care, custodianship, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, trust, ward

Related Words control, governorship, hand(s), management, superintendence, supervision

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