custos
(italics)Latin. a custodian.
a superior in the Franciscan order.
Origin of custos
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How to use custos in a sentence
Before 1888 the clerk of the peace was appointed in a county by the custos rotulorum.
I enquired, finding that the old custos was more inclined to speak of his predecessor than himself.
A Yacht Voyage Round England | W.H.G. KingstonHis Honour the Superintendent might have assumed the classical motto, "custos sum pauperis horti."
The Book of the Bush | George DunderdaleThe Duke of York was appointed custos person of the King, and received in that capacity 10,000ℓ.
The Greville Memoirs | Charles C. F. GrevilleThis is the same animal which a naturalist of the last century named the Cancer custos.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van Beneden
British Dictionary definitions for custos
/ (ˈkʌstɒs) /
a superior in the Franciscan religious order: Also called (in England): guardian
Origin of custos
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