custodiebat

Custodiebat is a Latin verb that means "to keep, to guard, or to hold." It is the third-person singular imperfect active indicative form of the verb custodiere, which translates to "to keep, to guard, or to hold." The verb custodiere is a regular -ere verb, and its present participle is custodiens, which means "keeping, guarding, or holding."

The verb custodiebat is used to describe an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past. For example, "Iulius Caesar custodiebat Romam" translates to "Julius Caesar was guarding Rome." The verb can also be used in a metaphorical sense, such as in "custodiebat amicitiam" which means "he was keeping his friendship."

The verb custodiebat is a part of the third conjugation of Latin verbs, which are characterized by the present active infinitive ending in -ere. The third conjugation verbs are often used to describe actions that involve holding or guarding something, such as custodiere, tenere (to hold), and servire (to serve).