custos
[kuhs-tos; Latin koo s-tohs]
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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
custos morum
[koo s-tohs moh-roo m; English kuhs-tos mawr-uh m, mohr-]
noun, plural cus·to·des mo·rum [koo s-toh-des moh-roo m; English kuh-stoh-deez mawr-uh m, mohr-] /kʊsˈtoʊ dɛs ˈmoʊ rʊm; English kʌˈstoʊ diz ˈmɔr əm, ˈmoʊr-/. Latin.
Origin of custos morum
literally, guardian of established usages, laws, etc.
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Examples from the Web for custos
Historical Examples of custos
An early name for the custos maris, or he who guards the sea-coast.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
The agitation caused by the Schut and Custos affair had subsided.
A Winter Amid the IceJules Verne
A halfhour later he handed to the Custos what he had written.
No Defense, CompleteGilbert Parker
The Custos read it all over slowly and carefully, weighing every word.
No Defense, CompleteGilbert Parker
This was the Monument of Randulfus Pulvertoft custos caronelle.
The Works of Sir Thomas BrowneThomas Browne
custos
noun plural custodes (kʌˈstəʊdiːz)
Word Origin for custos
C15: from Latin: keeper, guard
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