Consuetude

[kɒnswitju:d]

Definition

(noun.) a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law.

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Definition

(n.) Custom, habit; usage.

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Definition

n. custom: familiarity.—adj. Consuetū′dinary customary.—n. an unwritten law established by usage derived by immemorial custom from antiquity: a ritual of customary devotions.

Editor: Shanna