Custodian
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The term Custodian may refer to:
- JanitorJanitorA janitor or custodian is a professional who takes care of buildings, such as hospitals and schools. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often some maintenance and security...
, a person who cleans, maintains, provides security and initiates repairs or makes minor repairs to buildings. - Custodian bankCustodian bankA Custodian bank, or simply custodian, is a specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets and is not likely to engage in "traditional" commercial or consumer/retail banking such as mortgage or personal lending, branch banking, personal...
, an organization responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets - Custodian helmetCustodian helmetCustodian helmet or centurion helmet, technically known as a 'Home Office pattern helmet', is a helmet worn by many policemen in England and Wales.-History:...
, the helmet worn by many members of the British Police Force - A legal guardianLegal guardianA legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. Usually, a person has the status of guardian because the ward is incapable of caring for his or her own interests due to infancy, incapacity, or disability...
or conservator (law) may be called a custodian in some jurisdictions - The Custodian of the Holy LandCustodian of the Holy LandThe Custodian of the Holy Land is an officer of the Franciscan order, appointed by the General Definitorium of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, with the approval of the Vatican. The Custodian, or Custos, is the head of all Franciscans in the Holy Land...
, an appointed office in the Franciscan order, which is approved by the Vatican - The Custodian of the Two Holy MosquesCustodian of the Two Holy MosquesCustodian of the Two Holy Mosques , a historical term, was a pious title taken by the Ayyubids, the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt, and the Ottoman Sultans; it has been revived by modern Saudi kings.-Saudi monarchy:...
, the official title of the head of Saudi Arabia, where the two holiest mosques of Islam are located. - A slang term for an association football goalkeeper as well as a rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
football fullback. - Nickname for NBA basketball player Brian CardinalBrian CardinalBrian Lee Cardinal , nicknamed "The Custodian" or "The Janitor", is an American professional basketball player. Prior to being drafted to the NBA, Cardinal played college basketball at Purdue University.-1991–1995:...
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