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customary

[kuhs-tuh-mer-ee]

adjective

  1. according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. of or established by custom rather than law.

  3. Law.defined by long-continued practices.

    the customary service due from land in a manor.



noun

plural

customaries 
  1. a book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.

  2. any body of such customs or laws.

customary

/ ˈkʌstəmərɪ, -təmrɪ /

adjective

  1. in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual

  2. law

    1. founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law

    2. (of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a statement in writing of customary laws and practices

    2. a body of such laws and customs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • customarily adverb
  • noncustomarily adverb
  • noncustomary adjective
  • uncustomarily adverb
  • uncustomary adjective
  • ˈܲٴdzԱ noun
  • ˈܲٴdz adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of customary1

First recorded in 1375–1425; 1515–25 for current senses; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin ܲٳܳܲ, ܲٴdzܲ, equivalent to costum(i)a, “custom” (also in Vulgar Latin; custom ) + -ary
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Synonym Study

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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.

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Lastly, she also enjoys tofu in soups, which is customary in miso, of course.

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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.

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The argument wasn't made using customary tactics like reason or evidence, so much as incoherent rage at women with desk jobs.

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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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