I.a watch, guard, care, etc.: “qui more antiquo in custodelam suom conmiserunt caput,” Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 10: “in custodelam nos tuam ut recipias et tutere,” id. ib. 3, 3, 34: “(capram) in custodelam simiae concredere,” id. Merc. 2, 1, 9: familiam pecuniamque tuam endo mandatelā tutelā custodelāque meā (esse aio), an ancient judicial formula in Gai Inst. 2, § 104 Huschke: “feralis,” of a corpse, App. M. 2, p. 124, 17: “publica,” id. ib. 7, p. 193 fin.: “salutaris carceris,” id. ib. 9, p. 217, 15: “acrior,” id. ib. 10, p. 245, 15.
custōdēla , ae, f. custos (ante-class. form for custodia; in later Lat. preserved only in the vulgar lang.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 51, 5 Müll.),