Definition of CONSUETUDINARY

consuetudinary

Meanings

Plural: consuetudinaries

Noun

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

Adj

  • Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin cōnsuetudinārius, from Latin cōnsuetudō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -in- + -ary.

Synonyms

consuetudinal

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