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consuetude

[ kon-swi-tood, -tyood ]

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noun

custom, especially as having legal force.

consuetude

/ ˈkɒnswɪˌtjuːd /

noun

an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force

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Derived Forms

ˌconsueˈtudinary, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consuetude¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French consuetude, a learned borrowing or Latinism from Latin consuētūd(o), “custom, habit, usage, social intercourse, illicit affair,” equivalent to con- con- + suē- (root of suēscere “to accustom, become accustomed,” akin to suus “one's own”) + -tūdō -tude

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consuetude¹

C14: from Latin consuētūdō, from consuēscere to accustom, from con- + suēscere to be wont

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Example Sentences

I remember myself so to have done, and that is my common on consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.

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For the present he swept the skies leisurely, feasting on the infinite wonders which no consuetude could render commonplace.

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I remember myself so to have done, and that is my common consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.

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I remember myself to have so done, and that is my common consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.

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