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adj
Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: consuetudinal
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Broader terms: manual
History
From Medieval Latin cōnsuetudinārius, from cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + -ārius, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ary.
