consuetude

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, learnedly borrowed from Latin cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of costume and custom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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consuetude (countable and uncountable, plural consuetudes)

  1. (rare) Custom, familiarity.
    • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
      “the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.”

Old French

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Etymology

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PIE word
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PIE word
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Learned borrowing from Latin consuētūdō. Doublet of coustume, which was inherited.

Noun

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consuetude oblique singularf (oblique plural consuetudes, nominative singular consuetude, nominative plural consuetudes)

  1. custom

Descendants

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  • Middle French: consuetude