Main Entry:: ¹cus·tom
Pronunciation:: \ˈkəs-təm\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English custume, from Anglo-French, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo, from consuescere to accustom, from com- + suescere to accustom; akin to suus one's own — more at suicide
Date:: 13th century

1 a: a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual b: long-established practice considered as unwritten law c: repeated practice d: the whole body of usages, practices, or conventions that regulate social life2plural a: duties, tolls, or imposts imposed by the sovereign law of a country on imports or exports busually singular in construction : the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such customs3 a: business patronage b: usu. habitual patrons : customers

synonyms see habit

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