custode

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noun

A custodian.

OriginFrench custode m ← Italian custode ← Latin custōdem →
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Meanings

custode1

nouncustode (plural custodes)

plural custodes

  1. obsoleteA custodian.

custode2

nouncustode (plural custodes)

plural custodes

  1. obsoleteuncommonA container in which a sacred object is kept; a pyx.

Origin

custode · noun

  1. Latincustōdem
  2. Italiancustode
  3. Frenchcustode m“custodian”
  4. Englishcustode

From French custode m (“custodian”) or Italian custode, in any case from Latin custōdem.

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custode · noun

  1. Medieval Latincustōdia
  2. Frenchcustode“pyx”
  3. Englishcustode

From French custode (“pyx”), from Medieval Latin custōdia. Doublet of custody.

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APA

custode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custode

MLA

“custode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “custode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custode.

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