Custodia
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I.
In old English law. Keeping; custody; ward, or guard; the duty of keeping guard; wardship or guardiapship. Custodia castri: castle-guard. Custodia comitatns: the wardship of a county.
In the civil law. Custody; confinement; confinement in a public prison.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Keeping, custody; literally, watch, guard, care. V In eustodia legis.
In the custody of the law. See Custody.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Ward, keeping, guardianship, custody.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from custos, a keeper or guardian; L. Fr. gard^ garde.] In old English law and practice. Keepin^r, custody. In arcta et salva custodia; m close and safe custody. 3 Bl. Com. 415. Ward, or guard; the duty of keeping guard. 1 Bl. Com. 356. Wardship or guardianship; {custodia pupillorum.) Peg. Orig. 161, et seq. Spelman. Bract, fol. 87. Co. Litt. 76 a. Custodia comitatus; the wardship of a county. 3 Salk. 822.