consuetudinary

  • 101consuetude —   n. established custom.    ♦ consuetudinal, a.    ♦ consuetudinary, a.; n. book of customs and laws of an association, especially of monastic life …

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  • 102consuetude — [kän′swi to͞od΄, kän′swityo͞od΄] n. [OFr < L consuetudo: see CUSTOM] established custom or usage consuetudinary [kän′swito͞od′ n er΄ē, kän′swityo͞od′ n er΄ē] adj …

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  • 103consuetude — n. a custom, esp. one having legal force in Scotland. Derivatives: consuetudinary adj. Etymology: ME f. OF consuetude or L consuetudo dinis f. consuetus accustomed …

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  • 104consuetudinal — noun a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) • Syn: ↑consuetudinary • Hypernyms: ↑manual …

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