custodial: Meaning and Definition of

cus•to•di•al

1. of or pertaining to custody.
2. of, pertaining to, or appropriate to a custodian: a building superintendent's custodial duties.
3. responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure: Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care.

1. a container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host.