custodecommon nouncommon nounSyllable DecompositioncustodeEtymologyexpandfrom Latin custos, custodis ("guardian").Definitions1. Veil that covers the Holy Ciborium. It is more commonly called a pavilion today.liturgieexpand2. Curtain that, in certain churches, adorns the sides of the high altar.religionexpand3. Small round box designed to bring communion to the sick or those who cannot receive the Eucharist at Mass. It is generally used by the priest, but a layperson can be blessed to carry communion in their place.expand4. Each of the two sides of a carriage, a coach.by extensionexpand5. In the Judgments & Deliberations of the Sovereign Council of New France, volume 4, pages 79 and 80, dated March 4, 1697. In the paragraph Retentum, a certain Marie-Madeleine Damien was sentenced to be whipped on the Custode by the Collector of the General Hospital of Quebec.expandAnagramdoucetsTranslationspolish:kustodia