custodes

[ kuh-stoh-deez; Latin koo s-toh-des ]

/ kʌˈstoʊ diz; Latin kʊsˈtoʊ dɛs /

noun

plural of custos.

Nearby words

custos

[ kuhs-tos; Latin koo s-tohs ]

/ ˈkʌs tɒs; Latin ˈkʊs toʊs /

noun, plural cus·to·des [kuh-stoh-deez; Latin koo s-toh-des] /kʌˈstoʊ diz; Latin kʊsˈtoʊ dɛs/.

(italics) Latin. a custodian.

a superior in the Franciscan order.

Origin of custos

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

[ kwis koo-stoh-dee-et ip-sohs koo-stoh-deys; English kwis kuh-stoh-dee-it ip-sohs kuh-stoh-deez ]

/ kwɪs kʊˈstoʊ diˌɛt ˈɪp soʊs kʊˈstoʊ deɪs; English kwɪs kəˈstoʊ di ɪt ˈɪp soʊs kəˈstoʊ diz /

Latin.

who shall keep watch over the guardians?

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Examples from the Web for custodes

With these cases compare the appointment of custodes to the worldly Prioress of Easebourne in 1441.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
For mention of custodes in other dioceses, see Cookhill , Reg.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
In those days they were called 'custodes,' chiefly I am afraid because they kept the rods.
Old Picture Books|Alfred W. Pollard
Therefore you are custodes utriusque tabul, and must bend the force of all your government to the saving of the people's souls.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for custodes

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

/ Latin (kwɪs kʊsˈtəʊdɪˌɛt ˈɪpsɒs kʊsˈtəʊdiːz) /

who will guard the guards?

custos

/ (ˈkʌstɒs) /

noun plural custodes (kʌˈstəʊdiːz)

a superior in the Franciscan religious orderAlso called (in England): guardian

Word Origin for custos

C15: from Latin: keeper, guard

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