custody: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with Y
Meaning of custody
noun
- uncountable, usually
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
Example: The court awarded custody to the child's father.
- uncountable, usually
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
Example: I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
- uncountable, usually
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
Example: He was mistreated while in police custody.
- uncountable, usually
An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
Example: The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
Listed forms: custodies.
Source: Wiktionary — custody.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for custody.
noun
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
noun
(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is custody in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of custody
C(3) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + D(2) + Y(4) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of custody
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from custody
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