CONSUETUDINARY

consuetudinary, consuetudinal

(noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

consuetudinary (plural consuetudinaries)

A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.

An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.

Adjective

consuetudinary (not comparable)

(legal) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.

Source: Wiktionary


Con`sue*tu"di*na"ry, a. Etym: [LL. consuetudinarius.]

Definition: Customary.

Con`sue*tu"di*na*ry, n.; pl. Consuetudinaries (.

Definition: A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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