CUSTODIAL

custodial, tutelary, tutelar

(adjective) providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; “daycare that is educational and not just custodial”; “a guardian angel”; “tutelary gods”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

custodial (comparative more custodial, superlative most custodial)

Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding

Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child

Providing punishment by incarceration

Source: Wiktionary


Cus*to"di*al (ks-t"d-al), a. Etym: [Cf. F. custodial, fr. L. custodia. See Custody.]

Definition: Relating to custody or guardianship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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