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Meaning of custos rotulorum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The main justice of the peace in a given county of England, Wales or Ireland.
    historical
  2. The chief magistrate and representative of the Governor-General in a Jamaican parish.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

custrel custron custumal CUSUM Cusumano Cusworth

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