"custos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌ.stɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʌˌstɑs/ [General-American], /-ˌstoʊs/ [General-American] Forms: custodes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin custōs. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|custōs}} Latin custōs Head templates: {{en-noun|custodes}} custos (plural custodes)
  1. (obsolete) A warden. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order. Translations (superior of a custody): kustos [masculine] (Czech), custode [masculine] (French), Kustos [masculine] (German), custode [masculine] (Italian), custos [masculine] (Latin), kustosz [masculine] (Polish), custódio [masculine] (Portuguese), custodio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-custos-en-noun-X6sdkeC8 Categories (other): Roman Catholicism, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 56 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 50 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 38 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 42 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 48 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 50 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 41 47 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'superior of a custody': 3 95 2
  3. (music, historical) In older forms of musical notation, an indication, at the end of a line of music, of the first note of the next line. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-custos-en-noun-3gjETpQt Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 23 33 15 6 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 22 32 19 3 1 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 38 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 42 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 48 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 50 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 41 47 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: custos regni, custos rotulorum

Inflected forms

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