custom

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A traditional way of behaving or doing something that is common to a group or society.

   Shaking hands is a common custom when meeting someone.

2. 2
   noun

   Something an individual usually does; a habit.

   It was his custom to take a walk after dinner.

PIE word *ḱóm PIE word *swé From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.

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