A long-established custom or tradition that has become familiar and accepted through repeated use over time.
From Latin 'consuetudo' (custom, habit), derived from 'consuetus' (accustomed). The root 'suescere' means to become accustomed, reflecting how customs form through repeated practice.
This beautiful word captures something modern language has lost—the legal and cultural weight of 'the way things have always been done.' In medieval law, consuetude was nearly as binding as written law!
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