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cus·to·di·an    Audio Help   [kuh-stoh-dee-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.
2.a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.

[Origin: 1775–85; < L custōdi(a) watchman (see custody) + -an]

cus·to·di·an·ship, noun
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cus·to·di·an    Audio Help   (kŭ-stō'dē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One that has charge of something; a caretaker: the custodian of a minor child's estate; the custodian of an absentee landlord's property.
  2. A janitor: worked nights as custodian of a high school.

cus·to'di·an·ship' n.
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custodian

noun
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cuˈstodian [-ˈstəu-] noun
a person who guards or takes care of something
Example: the custodian of an art collection
Arabic: حارِس
Chinese (Simplified): 保管人
Chinese (Traditional): 保管人
Czech: kustod, správce; opatrovník
Danish: tilsynsførende; kustode
Dutch: conservator
Estonian: valvur, hooldaja
Finnish: valvoja, hoitaja
French: conservateur, *-trice
German: der Aufseher
Greek: φύλακας
Hungarian: őr
Icelandic: gæslumaður; safnvörður
Indonesian: penjaga
Italian: custode
Japanese: 管理人
Korean: 관리인
Latvian: uzraugs; aizbildnis
Lithuanian: saugotojas, globėjas
Norwegian: vakt, oppsynsmann, vokter
Polish: opiekun, kurator
Portuguese (Brazil): guardião
Portuguese (Portugal): guardião
Romanian: custode
Russian: смотритель
Slovak: kustód
Slovenian: čuvaj
Spanish: guardián
Swedish: väktare, tillsyningsman
Turkish: muhafız, bekçi
See also: custody

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Custodian

A financial institution that has the legal responsibility for a customer's securities. This implies management as well as safekeeping.

Also known as "custody".

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See also: Broker, Custodial Account, Custody-Only Trading, Safekeeping

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custodian
An organization, typically a commercial bank, that holds in custody and safekeeping someone else's assets. These assets may be cash, securities, or virtually anything ofvalue.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: cus·to·di·an
Function: noun
: an individual entrusted with guarding and keeping property or having custody of a person: as a :the warden of a prison b : a person given custody of a child by court order c : a person named to manage a child's property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Actd : a person or entity appointed by a bankruptcy court to take charge of the debtor's property for purposes of administration —cus·to·di·an·shipnoun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Custodian

Cus"tode\ (k?s"t?d), n. [F. or It. custode, fr. L. custos, -odis.] See Custodian.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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