consuetude
[ kon-swi-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈkɒn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
custom, especially as having legal force.
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Words nearby consuetude
construe, consubstantial, consubstantiate, consubstantiation, consuela, consuetude, consuetudinary, consul, consul general, consular agent, consulate
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Example sentences from the Web for consuetude
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. Hopkins
British Dictionary definitions for consuetude
consuetude
/ (ˈkɒnswɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
Derived forms of consuetude
consuetudinary, adjectiveWord Origin for consuetude
C14: from Latin consuētūdō, from consuēscere to accustom, from con- + suēscere to be wont
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