{"def":{"short":"\"custody\", i.e., a Roman sentry","long":["a guard, used of Roman soldiers guarding the sepulcher of Christ"]},"deriv":"of Latin origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ku.stoˈði.ɑ","ipa_mod":"ku.stowˈði.ɑ","sbl":"koustōdia","dic":"koo-stoh-THEE-ah","dic_mod":"koo-stoh-THEE-ah"},"comment":"A Roman guard was made up of four to sixteen solders. In combat, they would form a square, and were able to hold off a much larger force."}