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consuetude

  • /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

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

noun consuetudes

  1. countable, rare, uncountable Custom, familiarity. “the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.”

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"consuetude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consuetude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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consuetude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consuetude

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"consuetude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consuetude.

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@misc{consuetude_2026,
  title = {consuetude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consuetude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}