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consuetudinary
[ kon-swi-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood- ]
/ ˌkɒn swɪˈtud nˌɛr i, -ˈtyud- /
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adjective
customary or traditional.
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Origin of consuetudinary
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin consuētūdinārius, equivalent to consuētūdin- (stem of consuētūdō) consuetude + -ārius-ary
Words nearby consuetudinary
consubstantial, consubstantiate, consubstantiation, Consuela, consuetude, consuetudinary, consul, consular, consular agent, consulate, consulate general
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How to use consuetudinary in a sentence
But revolutions have no customs: happily they have not been so frequent in history as to have induced any consuetudinary usage.
The critical account usually given of the Book of the Covenant is that it embodies the consuetudinary law of the early monarchy.