custody

noun4

1. •
   The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

   • The court awarded custody to the child's father.
   • The mother gained custody of the children.
2. •
   the situation of being held by the police or in prison, usually until a trial

   • He was mistreated while in police custody.
3. •
   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.
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.