consuetude

[ kon-swi-tood, -tyood ]

noun

1. custom, especially as having legal force.

consuetude

/ ˈkɒnswɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force

Derived Forms

• ˌconsueˈtudinary, adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of consuetude¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg