consuetude

See also: consuétude

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

Noun

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

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱóm

PIE word
*swé

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

Noun

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

1. custom