custodianship

Meanings

• noun

  The act or condition of holding and preserving the property of another or others.

  - "The museum has appointed a custodian to oversee the care and maintenance of its collections."
  - "The custodian of the company's records ensured that all documents were securely stored and accessible."

• noun

  The person or body that holds and manages an asset or estate.

  - "The trustees are the custodians of the charitable foundation's assets."
  - "The bank is the custodian of the mutual fund's securities."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with custodianship
reprimand , repast , repentant , remnant , retreatant

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Variants

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custodian , custodians , custodianship , custodianships

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'custos' meaning 'guardian, protector'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'custodian' comes from the Latin word 'custos', which means 'guardian' or 'protector'.

2. The oldest known recorded use of the word 'custodian' was in the year 1552.

3. In some schools, the person responsible for maintaining order and security during non-instructional hours is called a 'custodian'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Trusteeship: A legal relationship where one party holds and manages property or assets for the benefit of another.

2. Guardianship: The legal status of a person or organization appointed to make decisions on behalf of another person, typically a minor or someone unable to make decisions for themselves.

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Culture

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Custodianship has been used in various contexts, including legal, financial, and institutional settings. In literature, it has been used to describe the role of caretakers in protecting and preserving cultural heritage, such as in the novel 'The Master and Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov.

How to Memorize "custodianship"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person holding and protecting an important object or asset, such as a museum artifact or a valuable document.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'guardian' and remember that custodianship is a similar concept, referring to the act of holding and preserving something for another.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'custodianship' starts with the letter 'C', which can be associated with 'care' and 'protection'.

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