custody

noun

1. 1

   The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

   “The court awarded custody to the child's father.”

2. 2

   Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.

   “I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.”

3. 3

   The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

   “He was mistreated while in police custody.”

4. 4

   An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

   “The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.”