Custom definition
Custom suits.
A custom tailor.
Tried to obtain the custom of the wealthiest shoppers.
My custom of reading a little before sleep.
I am not by custom a coffee drinker.
Go through customs.
My feet are as big as powerboats, so I need custom shoes.
A custom tailor.
An example of custom is Catholics giving up meat on Fridays during Lent.
An example of custom is a wedding gown that the bride designed herself.
The respect that is by custom accorded to the king.
Origin of custom
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Old French coustume, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsuētūmen, from Latin cōnsuētūdinem, accusative singular of cōnsuētūdō (“custom, habit”), from cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate”), from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed”), inchoative form of sueō (“I am accustomed”), perhaps from suus (“one's own, his own”); see consuetude. Displaced native Middle English wune, wone (“custom, habit, practice”) (from Old English wuna (“custom, habit, practice, rite”)), Middle English side, sid (“custom”) (from Old English sidu, sido (“custom, note, manner”)), Middle English cure (“custom, choice, preference”) (from Old English cyre (“choice, choosing, free will”)).
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