noun

1. Obsolete costume; dress
2. a particular costume showing rank, status, etc.; specif.,
   1. a distinctive religious costume a monk's habit
   2. a costume worn for certain occasions a riding habit
3. habitual or characteristic condition of mind or body; disposition
4. 1. a thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom
   2. a pattern of action that is acquired and has become so automatic that it is difficult to break
5. a tendency to perform a certain action or behave in a certain way; usual way of doing
6. an addiction, esp. to narcotics
7. Biol. the tendency of a plant or animal to grow in a certain way; characteristic growth a twining habit

Etymology: ME < OFr < L habitus, condition, appearance, dress < pp. of habere, to have, hold < IE base *ghabh-, to grasp, take > give

transitive verb

1. to dress; clothe
2. Archaic to inhabit