custos rotulorum
custos rotulorum noun: the main justice of the peace in a given county of England, Wales or Ireland.
Noun
custos rotulorum (plural custodes rotulorum)
- The main justice of the peace in a given county of England, Wales or Ireland.
- Mr Casaubon made a dignified though somewhat sad audience; […] mindful that this desultoriness was associated with the institutions of the country, and that the man who took him on this severe mental scamper was not only an amiable host, but a landholder and custos rotulorum.1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter III, in Middlemarch […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I, pages 35–36
- The chief magistrate and representative of the Governor-General in a Jamaican parish.
custos rotulorum meaning in Tamil
custos rotulorum in Tamil
- அமைதி நடுவர்
Forms of custos rotulorum
| plural | custodes rotulorum |
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Origin of custos rotulorum
From Medieval Latin custos rotulorum, from Latin custōs (“custos, keeper”) + genitive plural of rotulus (“roll”).
Questions about custos rotulorum
- What does custos rotulorum mean?
- Custos rotulorum means the main justice of the peace in a given county of England, Wales or Ireland.
- What is custos rotulorum in Tamil?
- Custos rotulorum in Tamil is அமைதி நடுவர். See Custos rotulorum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is custos rotulorum?
- Custos rotulorum is a noun.
- What is the plural of custos rotulorum?
- The plural of custos rotulorum is custodes rotulorum.
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