Desuetude Definition

dĕswĭ-to͝od, -tyo͝od
noun
The condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse.
Laws fallen into desuetude.
Webster's New World
A state of disuse or inactivity.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Desuetude

Noun

Singular:
desuetude
Plural:
desuetudes

Origin of Desuetude

  • French désuétude from Latin dēsuētūdō from dēsuētus past participle of dēsuēscere to put out of use dē- de- suēscere to become accustomed s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the French désuétude, from the Latin dēsuētūdo (“disuse”).

    From Wiktionary

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