custos

[kuhs-tos; Lat. koos-tohs]

cus·tos

[kuhs-tos; Lat. koos-tohs]
noun, plural cus·to·des [kuh-stoh-deez; Lat. koos-toh-des] .
1.
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
2.
a superior in the Franciscan order.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
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Custos is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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custos (ˈkʌstɒs)
 
n , pl custodes
Also called (in England): guardian a superior in the Franciscan religious order
 
[C15: from Latin: keeper, guard]

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