- Consuetudinary
- Consuetudinary Con`sue*tu"di*na"ry, a. [LL. consuetudinarius.] Customary. [1913 Webster]
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Consuetudinary
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Consuetudinary — (Medieval Latin consuetudinarius, from consuetudo, custom) is a term applied to law where the rule of law is determined by long standing custom as opposed to case law or statute. Most laws of consuetudinary basis deal with standards of community… … Wikipedia
Consuetudinary — Con sue*tu di*na*ry, n.; pl. {Consuetudinaries}. A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consuetudinary — index accustomed (customary), customary, familiar (customary), frequent, habitual, ordinary … Law dictionary
consuetudinary — noun a ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order. Winchester itself was an early centre of the manufacture of chanlons, which were rugs used for coverlets or… … Wiktionary
Consuetudinary (book) — A consuetudinary (Med. Lat. consuetudinarius) is the name given to a ritual book containing the consuetudines forms and ceremonies used in the service of a particular monastery, religious order, or cathedral. Often, over long periods of time,… … Wikipedia
consuetudinary — adjective see consuetude … New Collegiate Dictionary
consuetudinary — /kon swi toohd n er ee, tyoohd /, adj. customary or traditional. [1375 1425; late ME < LL consuetudinarius, equiv. to consuetudin (s. of consuetudo) CONSUETUDE + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
Consuetudinary — The household books of a monastery in which are found its customs and those of its surrounding area. The Latin form was * consuetudinarius. [< Lat. consueo = to be accustomed] Cf. Customary … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
consuetudinary — con·sue·tu·di·nar·y || ‚kÉ’nswɪ tjuËdɪnÉ™rɪ adj. customary, traditional … English contemporary dictionary
consuetudinary — a. (Rare.) Usual, common, wonted, customary, accustomed, conventional … New dictionary of synonyms
