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custode

/kys.tɔd/

noun, feminine/kys.tɔd/plural: custodes

pyx (small container used to hold the host); altar carpet; synonym of pavillon; quarter glass (small triangular-shaped side window)

Synonyms: pyxide, pavillon

Borrowed from Medieval Latin custōdia. Automotive sense ellipsis of vitre de custode f (literally “guard window”).

noun, masculine/kys.tɔd/plural: custodes

custodian (head of certain religious orders)

Learned borrowing from Latin custōs (“guard”).