quis custodiet ipsos custodes?


quis cus·to·di·et ip·sos cus·to·des?

foreign term
\ˌkwis-ks-ˈtō-dē-ˌet-ˌip-ˌsōs-ks-ˈtō-ˌdās\

Definition of QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

: who will keep the keepers themselves?

Origin of QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

Latin

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