custodia

/kusˈtodja/ · B1 · noun · f

detention

🔐 custodia = custody; Latin custos meant guard, as in custodian

From Latin custodia, guarding, which comes from custos, guard. English got custody and custodian from the same root. In a church, the custodia is the monstrance, the case that keeps the consecrated Host safe.

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