CONSUETUDE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'kânswi`tood
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law

	See Also:	custom, usage, usance

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Con"sue*tude\ (?; 144), n. [L. consuetudo. See {Custom}.] Custom, habit; usage. [R.] To observe this consuetude or law. --Barnes .