Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

custos

/ˈkʌˌstɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: cus-tos
IPA: /ˈkʌˌstɑs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

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.

noun

In older forms of musical notation, an indication, at the end of a line of music, of the first note of the next line.

Example Sentences

"[…] they were commytted to prison & put out of theyr offyces & the Constable of the Towre made custos of the citye."
"Mr. Tharp, the Custos of the parish, and several other gentlement, accompanied the corps."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin custōs.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌˌstɑs/
British English: /ˈkʌ.stɒs/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

custodes (plural)

Phrases

custos regni custos rotulorum

Questions

How do you pronounce custos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌˌstɑs/.
What does custos mean?: A warden.
Where does custos come from?: Borrowed from Latin custōs.

How to pronounce custos

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