Definitions
accepted or habitual practice
Word origin
From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom.
Used in a sentence
“Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.”
“A custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance.”
“20 […] These men being Iewes, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 And teach customes which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, being Romanes.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Longtime local practice”6 letters
02“Specially made”6 letters
03“Tradition”6 letters
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