consuetude
custom, especially as having legal force.
Origin of consuetude
1Words Nearby consuetude
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How to use consuetude in a sentence
I remember myself so to have done, and that is my common on consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books | Robert Louis StevensonFor the present he swept the skies leisurely, feasting on the infinite wonders which no consuetude could render commonplace.
The Mayor of Warwick | Herbert M. HopkinsI remember myself so to have done, and that is my common consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonI remember myself to have so done, and that is my common consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart.
John Knox | A. Taylor Innes
British Dictionary definitions for consuetude
/ (ˈkɒnswɪˌtjuːd) /
an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
Origin of consuetude
1Derived forms of consuetude
- consuetudinary, adjective
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