consuetudinary

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noun

con·​sue·​tu·​di·​nary ˌkän(t)-swi-ˈt(y)ü-də-ˌner-ē 

kən-ˌsü-ə-

plural -es

: a manual embodying the customs or usages of a particular body

especially : one containing ritualistic and ceremonial observances of monastic discipline

consuetudinary

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adjective

con·​sue·​tu·​di·​nary ˌkän(t)-swi-ˈt(y)ü-də-ˌner-ē 

kən-ˌsü-ə-

: derived from or depending on habit or custom

consuetudinary law

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Medieval Latin consuetudinarius, from Late Latin consuetudinarius, adjective

Adjective

Late Latin consuetudinarius, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo custom + -arius -ary

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Rhymes for consuetudinary

• beneficiary
• bronchopulmonary
• evolutionary
• expeditionary
• extramedullary
• extraordinary
• extrapulmonary
• genitourinary
• geostationary
• hepatobiliary
• illocutionary
• insurrectionary