ˈkän(t)swə̇ˌt(y)üd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consuetudo — more at custom
1. : social usage : custom , habit
the stain hath become engrained by … consuetude — Sir Walter Scott
2. : custom or a custom imbued with legal force
a right depending upon consuetude
the laws and consuetudes of a clan