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consuetude

[ kon-swi-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. custom, especially as having legal force.


consuetude

/ ˈɒԲɪˌː /

noun

  1. an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԲܱˈٳܻ徱Բ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consuetude1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French consuetude, a learned borrowing or Latinism from Latin DzԲŧū(), “custom, habit, usage, social intercourse, illicit affair,” equivalent to con- con- + ŧ- (root of ŧ “to accustom, become accustomed,” akin to suus “one's own”) + -ūō -tude
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consuetude1

C14: from Latin DzԲŧūō, from conŧ to accustom, from con- + ŧ to be wont
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It is right that we should look before we leap, but it is gross misconduct to neglect duty to conform to the consuetudes of the hour.

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

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"Yet bethink thee, reverend father," said Mont-Fitchet, "the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise."

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Let us suck the sweetness of those affections and consuetudes that grow near us.

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