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.] {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.
custodes See {custos}