nounWord forms: pluralcustodes (kʌˈstoudiz, Latin kusˈtoudes)
1. (italics) Latin
a custodian
2.
a superior in the Franciscan order
Word origin
[1425–75; late ME ‹ ML]This word is first recorded in the period 1425–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: deck, flange, introduce, primary, survey