Custody vs Stewardship - What's the difference?
custody | stewardship |
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
The rank or office of a steward.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
As nouns the difference between custody and stewardship
is that custody is the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children while stewardship is the rank or office of a steward.custody
English
Noun
(wikipedia custody) (-)- The court awarded custody to the child's father.
- I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
- He was mistreated while in police custody .
Derived terms
* joint custody * maternal custody * paternal custody * protective custody * sole custodyExternal links
* * *stewardship
English
Noun
(en noun)- Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.