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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consuetudo — more at custom Date: 14th century social usage ; custom • consuetudinary adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a custom, esp. one having legal force in Scotland. Derivatives: consuetudinary adj. Etymology: ME f. OF consuetude or L consuetudo -dinis f. consuetus accustomed

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consuetude Con"sue*tude (?; 144), n. [L. consuetudo. See Custom.] Custom, habit; usage. [R.] To observe this consuetude or law. --Barnes .