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custos. n, pl custodes (kÊËstÉÊdiËz). 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a superior in the Franciscan religious order. Also called (in England): guardian.
of or relating to custody. 2. of, relating to, or appropriate to a custodian: a building superintendent's custodial duties. 3. responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure: Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care. noun.