DESUETUDE

desuetude

(noun) a state of inactivity or disuse

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

desuetude (countable and uncountable, plural desuetudes)

Disuse, obsolescence (for example, the state of a custom that is no longer observed nor practised).

Source: Wiktionary

Des"ue*tude, n. Etym: [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. désuétude. See Custom.]

Definition: The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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