custody
/ˈkʌstədɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the protective care or guardianship of someone or something监护; 保管：
the property was placed in the custody of a trustee.
财产交由受托人保管。
1.1
- imprisonment拘留, 关押：
my father was being taken into custody.
我父亲被关押了。
1.2
- Law parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing parents【律】（尤指离婚父母一方的）监护权：
he was trying to get custody of their child.
他在努力取得孩子的监护权。
派生词
custodial
/kʌˈstəʊdɪəl/ adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos 'guardian'.