consuetude

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

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.”

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

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

1. custom

• Middle French: consuetude
  • French: consuétude
  • → Middle English: consuetude
    • English: consuetude