consuetudinary
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
noun
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
adj
Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
Example Sentences
- "Winchester itself was an early centre of the manufacture of chanlons, which were rugs used for coverlets or counterpanes, and in the consuetudinary of the city, which dates back at least to the early years of the thirteenth century, the looms are divided into two classes, the 'great looms' used for burel weaving paying 5s. per year, and the 'little looms' for chanlons paying 6d. or 12d., according to their size."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cōnsuetudinārius, from cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + -ārius, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ary.
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Consuetudinary in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
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consuetudinous
Consuetudinary in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)