CUSTODES

Noun

custodes

plural of custode

plural of custos

Source: Wiktionary


CUSTODE

Cus"tode (ks"td), n. Etym: [F. or It. custode, fr. L. custos, -odis.]

Definition: See Custodian.

CUSTOS

Cus"tos (ks"ts), n.; pl. Custodes (k. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.] Custos rotulorum (r Etym: [LL., keeper of the rolls] (Eng. Law), the principal justice of the peace in a county, who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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