custodianship

as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something a museum that regards its mission as nothing less than the custodianship of the nation's cultural heritage

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Noun
  • The interior ministry’s provisional assessment as of Sunday morning was that 559 people had been arrested, including 491 in Paris, which led to 320 people being placed in police custody, 254 of them in Paris.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • After the flight left, Murphy ordered the men stay in DHS custody while the department conducts a credible fear assessment.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • The center provides counseling, drop-in respite care, and community resource navigation under its mental health program.
    Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
  • Under the plan, families earning $100,000 or less would pay nothing for child care starting in 2028, as it would be paid by the endowment, lawmakers said.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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“Custodianship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodianship. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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