Custodian may refer to:
Occupations
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Fullback (rugby league)
Fullback (or full-back) is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Typically wearing jersey number 1, the fullback is a member of the team's 'back-line' (No. 1-7). The position's name comes from their duty of standing the furthest b ...
, in rugby, also called a sweeper
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Janitor, a person who cleans and maintains buildings
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Legal guardian
A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, call ...
or conservator, who may be called a custodian in some jurisdictions
Religion
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Custodian of the Holy Land (i.e., ''Custos''), an appointed ecclesiastical office in the Franciscan Order
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (abbreviation ''CTHM''; ar, خَادِمُ ٱلْحَرَمَيْنِ ٱلشَّرِيفَيْنِ, '), Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal style that has been u ...
, the official title of the head of Saudi Arabia, where the two holiest mosques of Islam are located
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Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites
Hashemite custodianship refers to the Jordanian royal family's role in tending Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. The legacy traces back to 1924 when the Supreme Muslim Council, the highest Muslim body in charge of Musl ...
, a role claimed by Jordan in administering Jerusalem's holy sites
Other uses
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Clean-up crew The clean-up crew is the term that has been used by many aquarists and vendors since the late 1980s to refer to various small animals commonly sold for use in keeping the reef aquarium clear of pest algae, detritus and parasites.
Among the most po ...
or custodian, a term used for a various arthropods in a terrarium
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The Custodian
''The Custodian'' is a 1993 Australian drama film, written and directed by John Dingwall, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving and Barry Otto. LaPaglia plays Det. Sgt. James Quinlan, a police officer who attempts to bring his corrupt partner ...
'', a 1993 Australian film
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Custodian bank, an organization responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets
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Custodian helmet, the helmet worn by many members of the British Police Force
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Traditional custodian
Native title is the designation given to the common law doctrine of Aboriginal title in Australia, which is the recognition by Australian law that Indigenous Australians (both Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people) have rights ...
, a term describing Indigenous Australians' relationship to land
See also
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Custody (disambiguation)
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