Custodes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Custos \Cus"tos\ (k[u^]s"t[o^]s), n.; pl. {Custodes}
     (k[u^]s*t[=o]"d[=e]z). [L.]
     A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Custos rotulorum} (r[o^]t`[-u]*l[=o]"r[u^]m) [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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  custodes
       See {custos}