consuetudinary

[ kon-swi-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood- ]

adjective

1. customary or traditional.

Word History and Origins

Origin of consuetudinary¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin consuētūdinārius, equivalent to consuētūdin- (stem of consuētūdō ) consuetude + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

But revolutions have no customs: happily they have not been so frequent in history as to have induced any consuetudinary usage.

From Project Gutenberg

The critical account usually given of the Book of the Covenant is that it embodies the consuetudinary law of the early monarchy.

From Project Gutenberg