different between custodial vs custodian

English

Etymology

custody +? -al; confer French custodial.

Adjective

custodial (comparative more custodial, superlative most custodial)

1. Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
2. Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
3. Providing punishment by incarceration

Derived terms

Related terms

• custodian
• custody

Further reading

• custodial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• custodial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• custodial at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *cust?di?nus (“the office of a cust?dia”), implied in cust?di?n?tus, from Latin cust?dia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from cust?s (“a keeper, watchman, guard”).

Noun

custodian (plural custodians)

1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

2. (US, Canada) a janitor; a cleaner

Derived terms

• custodianship

Related terms

• custodial
• custody

Translations

Further reading

• custodian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• custodian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• custodian at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Verb

custodian

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of custodiar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of custodiar.