Definition
A long-established custom or habitual practice that has become accepted as law or social rule.
Etymology
From Latin 'consuetudo' (custom, habit), derived from 'consuetus' (accustomed). The word traveled from describing personal habit to describing society-wide customs that have the force of law.
Kelly Says
Medieval law courts treated 'consuetude' almost as seriously as written law—unwritten customs that everyone had been following for centuries could actually be used as legal evidence in court, which is why documenting traditions mattered so much.
Translations
DEDeutsch
Gewohnheit
gə-voːn-haɪt
ESEspañol
costumbre
kos-toom-breh
FRFrançais
coutume
ku-tyoom
HUMagyar
hagyomány
ha-gyo-ma-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebiasaan
ke-bee-a-saan
IGIG
agụmakwụkwọ
a-gu-ma-kwu-kwo
ITItaliano
consuetudine
kon-sue-too-dee-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
kebiasaan
ke-bee-a-saan
NLNederlands
gewoonte
gə-voːn-tə
PLPolski
zwyczaj
zvy-chaj
PTPortuguês
costume
kos-tyoo-muh
RORomână
obicei
o-be-i-tse
RUРусский
обычай
oby-cha-y
SWKiswahili
desturi
de-stoo-ree
TAதமிழ்
வழக்கம்
va-zha-kam
TEతెలుగు
ఆలవాటు
a-la-va-atu
THไทย
ธรรมเนียม
tham-ma-ni-eam
TLTL
kasanayan
ka-sa-na-yan
TRTürkçe
alışkanlık
a-li-ska-n-lik
UKУкраїнська
звичай
zvy-chaj
VITiếng Việt
thói quen
tʰoi quen