Custode

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A custodian. obsolete
  2. 2
    A container in which a sacred object is kept; a pyx. obsolete, uncommon

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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