Complete Definition of "consuetude"

English
Etymology
From Old French #Old French|consuetude or Latin consuetudo, from the past participle of Latin consuescere �accustom�, corresponding to con- + suescere �become accustomed�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�nswɪtju:d/

Noun
en-noun

  1. custom|Custom, familiarity.

#:*1819: �the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.� � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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