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.] [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Custos rotulorum — (plural: custodes rotulorum; Latin for keeper of the rolls ) is the keeper of an English county s records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county. The position is now largely ceremonial. The appointment until 1545… …   Wikipedia

  • custos rotulorum — ˌrächəˈlōrəm, äd.əlˈō , ōd.əlˈō noun (plural custodes rotulorum) Etymology: New Latin, keeper of the rolls : the principal justice of the peace in an English county who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire. At the inception of the office (bef. 1544), a custos rotulorum was appointed for each of the three Parts of Lincolnshire: Richard Ogle for Holland, Sir Richard Hussey… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire[1]. John Scudamore bef. 1544 Richard Warnecombe bef. 1544–1547 John Scudamore (c.1486–1571) 1547–1571 [2] Sir James Croft bef. 1573 –1574 Sir John Scudamore 1574–1616… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire. Sir William Essex bef. 1544–1548 Robert Keilway 1549–1581 Sir Henry Neville bef. 1584–1593 Sir Edward Norreys 1601–1603 Sir Henry Neville bef. 1605–1615 Sir Francis Moore… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire. John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt bef. 1544 – aft. 1547 Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso bef. 1558 – 1582 John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso bef. 1584 …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire. Sir Francis Bryan bef. 1544 – bef. 1547 Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford bef. 1547 – c. 1578 Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey of Wilton c. 1578–1593 Sir John… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire — 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 and the Soke of Peterborough did not form part of the county. Sir John Hynde bef.… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Hertfordshire — 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 Sadler bef. 1562 – aft. 1579 Sir John Brograve c. 1583–1613 Sir Julius Caesar ? – bef.… …   Wikipedia

  • Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk. Sir Humphrey Wingfield bef. 1544–1545 John Gosnold bef. 1547–1554 Sir William Cordell bef. 1558 – bef. 1562 Sir Clement Heigham bef. 1562–1571 James Rivett bef. 1573 – aft.… …   Wikipedia

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