consuetude

[ kon-swi-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈkɒn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun

custom, especially as having legal force.

Origin of consuetude

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin consuētūdō, equivalent to con- con- + suē- (short stem of suēscere to become accustomed, akin to suus one's own) + -tūdō -tude

Words nearby consuetude

construe, consubstantial, consubstantiate, consubstantiation, consuela, consuetude, consuetudinary, consul, consul general, consular agent, consulate

Words related to consuetude

usance, habit, practice, familiarity, manner, usage, habitude, tradition, praxis

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 Stevenson

  • For 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, adjective

Word Origin for consuetude

C14: from Latin consuētūdō, from consuēscere to accustom, from con- + suēscere to be wont