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customary
[kuhs-tuh-mer-ee]
adjective
according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms:of or established by custom rather than law.
Law.defined by long-continued practices.
the customary service due from land in a manor.
noun
plural
customariesa book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.
any body of such customs or laws.
customary
/ ˈkʌstəmərɪ, -təmrɪ /
adjective
in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual
law
founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law
(of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom
noun
a statement in writing of customary laws and practices
a body of such laws and customs
Other 51Թ Forms
- customarily adverb
- noncustomarily adverb
- noncustomary adjective
- uncustomarily adverb
- uncustomary adjective
- ˈܲٴdzԱ noun
- ˈܲٴdz adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of customary1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And while it is customary for a handful of great servants to retire from the game at the end of any season, seldom have a group of this calibre left the stage together.
Lastly, she also enjoys tofu in soups, which is customary in miso, of course.
One fall afternoon, after Miller had failed for several days to make her customary appearance at the town market, a store clerk asked authorities to check on her.
The argument wasn't made using customary tactics like reason or evidence, so much as incoherent rage at women with desk jobs.
While polygyny - the marriage of a man to several women - is allowed in South Africa, such relationships are usually registered as customary marriages and are not celebrated in church.
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