1. an established custom or usage; a habitual practice
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The ancient consuetude of greeting visitors with bread and salt persisted in the village.
• Legal scholars studied the consuetude that had governed trade relations for centuries.
• By consuetude, the eldest son inherited the family estate.
• The court recognized the binding nature of local consuetude in commercial disputes.
• Breaking with consuetude, the new leader introduced radical reforms.
• The monastery followed consuetudes established by its founding order.