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Definition of Custos rotulorum

Custos rotulorum
Custos Cus"tos (k[u^]s"t[o^]s), n.; pl. Custodes (k[u^]s*t[=o]"d[=e]z). [L.] A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.] Custos rotulorum (r[o^]t`[-u]*l[=o]"r[u^]m) [LL., keeper of the rolls] (Eng. Law), the principal justice of the peace in a county, who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace.

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- Custos rotulorum (/ˈkʌstɒs roʊtjʊˈlɔːrəm/; plural: custodes rotulorum; Latin for "keeper of the rolls", Neo-Latin: [ˈkus.tos roˈtuː.lo.rum]) is a civic...
- This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire. Sir Edward Montagu bef. 1544–1557 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley bef...
- This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Hertfordshire. Sir Henry Parker bef. 1544–1552 Sir Thomas Parry bef. 1558–1560 Sir Ralph...
- This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Devon. Sir Thomas Denys 1507–1553 Sir Peter Carew bef. 1558–1575 Sir Gawain Carew bef....
- This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire. The office was created in 1368, at which time the Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire...
- This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Lancashire. Bartilmew Hesketh c.1535 Sir John Holcroft 1547–1560 Sir Richard...
- The Custos Rotulorum of Westmeath was the highest civil officer in County Westmeath. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath...
- Custos rotulorum (plural: custodes rotulorum; Latin for "keeper of the rolls") is the keeper of a county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest...
- This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire. Michael Stanhope bef. 1544–1552 Sir John Byron, Sr. by 1562–1567. Edward...
- The custos rotulorum of County Durham was formerly appointed by the Bishop of Durham until the abolition of his palatine rights following the Palatinate...