keeper Copy link Outline 1. custos, ōdis, c. (for security)2. aedĭtuus, f. -a; also, aedĭtĭmus, -ŭmus (of a temple3. pastor (of animals)4. (?) saltuārius (of forests; so perh. of game) • keeper: 1. custos, ōdis, c. (for security): Cic.: Hor.: v. guardian. Also in wider sense, the k. of gardens, c. hortorum, Suet. Cal. 59: Cic. 2. aedĭtuus, f. -a; also, aedĭtĭmus, -ŭmus (of a temple: the MSS. fluctuate between the forms): Cic.: Varr. Join: aeditui (al. aeditumi) custodesque, Cic. Verr. 4, 44, 96. 3. pastor (of animals): k. of peacocks, p. pavonum, Varr. 4. (?) saltuārius (of forests; so perh. of game): Petr.: Dig.
KEEPER Copy link • KEEPERcustos (general term; portae, pontis, hortorum): The keeper of the great seal, *signi reipublicae (or signi regii) custos. Keeper of a prison [Vid: JAILER]. Game-keeper, Vid: