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
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
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
