Consuete

/kɒnˈswiːt/ adjective

Definition

Customary, usual, or habitual; done according to long-established practice or convention.

Etymology

From Latin 'consuetus' (accustomed, customary), from 'consuescere' (to become accustomed). The Latin root combined 'con-' (thoroughly) + 'suescere' (to become used to), creating a word for things made familiar by habit.

Kelly Says

This word is so old-fashioned that it's almost entirely replaced by 'customary' or 'usual,' but medieval lawyers still used it—it represents how Latin-based vocabulary stuck around in formal legal and religious writing long after everyone stopped using it in regular speech.

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