How do you use Custos in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Custos in a sentence
Custos meaning
- A warden.
- 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.
- In older forms of musical notation, an indication, at the end of a line of music, of the first note of the next line.
Using Custos
- The main meaning on this page is: A warden. | 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. | In older forms of musical notation, an indication, at the end of a line of music, of the first note of the next line.
- In the example corpus, custos often appears in combinations such as: and custos.
Context around Custos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Custos
- In this selection, "custos" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kingston, perrin, jupiter and rotulorum stand out and add context to how "custos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for the custos and for and hartley perrin custos of westmoreland. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "custos" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with custos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Office spaces will also be provided for the Custos and for Mediation. (12 words)
Further, the Kingston custos said when citizens end up in state care, there is a duty to ensure that their basic human rights and dignity are maintained. (27 words)
Danieto Ferguson, of Silver Spring, Westmoreland, collects his award for bravery from Sophia Perrin, wife of Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, custos of Westmoreland, on National Heroes Day. (27 words)
A small chapel dedicated to Jupiter Conservator was also constructed near the house where Domitian had fled to safety on 20 December 69. Later in his reign, he replaced it with a more expansive building, dedicated to Jupiter Custos. (39 words)
For purposes other than local government the administrative county of Surrey and county borough of Croydon continued to form a "county of Surrey" to which a Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (Chief Magistrate ) and a High Sheriff were appointed. (39 words)
Further, the Kingston custos said when citizens end up in state care, there is a duty to ensure that their basic human rights and dignity are maintained. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Further, the Kingston custos said when citizens end up in state care, there is a duty to ensure that their basic human rights and dignity are maintained.
Danieto Ferguson, of Silver Spring, Westmoreland, collects his award for bravery from Sophia Perrin, wife of Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, custos of Westmoreland, on National Heroes Day.
Office spaces will also be provided for the Custos and for Mediation.
A small chapel dedicated to Jupiter Conservator was also constructed near the house where Domitian had fled to safety on 20 December 69. Later in his reign, he replaced it with a more expansive building, dedicated to Jupiter Custos.
For purposes other than local government the administrative county of Surrey and county borough of Croydon continued to form a "county of Surrey" to which a Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (Chief Magistrate ) and a High Sheriff were appointed.
Common combinations with custos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: