CONSUETUDE


Meaning of CONSUETUDE in English

/kon"swi toohd', -tyoohd'/ , n.

custom, esp. as having legal force.

[ 1350-1400; ME consuetud o, equiv. to con- CON- + sue- (short s. of suescere to become accustomed, akin to suus one's own) + -tudo -TUDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .