单词 | custodee |
释义 | custodeen. Now somewhat rare. A person who or (less commonly) organization which has custody or guardianship of something or someone; a guardian, a custodian. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > entrusting to another's care or keeping > one to whom a thing is entrusted repository1592 depositor1604 depositary1608 depository1656 depositee1676 reposure1682 consignatarya1685 custodee1739 a person of confidence1777 repositary1866 1739 W. Harris in tr. J. Ware Wks. conc. Ireland I. 323 Robert le Provend was only Custodee of the Temporalties for the use of the Prince of Wales. 1794 Public Advertiser 13 Feb. A Lease from the Crown, under the Exchequer seal, of lands, houses, &c...to some person as Custodee or Lessee thereof. 1806 W. D. Evans in tr. R. J. Pothier Treat. Law of Obligations II. xv. 126 The possession of the custodee ought to be deemed the possession of the owner. 1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee i, in Tales Fashionable Life V. 221 Paddy..recounted some of Sir Terence O'Fay's exploits in evading duns, replevying cattle, fighting sheriffs,..tricking custodees. 1828 J. Jebb in T. Townson Pract. Disc. Pref. p. vii The friend of Dr. Townson, and custodee of his papers. 1875 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 276 An amicable application was made to the Court of Exchequer, to make him..custodee of the estate until the debt was paid. 1998 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 11 Dec. 29/1 The Rev. Dr. Byron Chambers..challenged the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), as the custodee of the nation's heritage, to act as a good steward. 2016 C. Kruse Social Life Forensic Evid. iii. 60 The investigator was sure the custodee had not only driven the car but also stolen it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739 |
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