Definition
consuetudinary
adjective
- based on or established by long-standing custom or tradition; customary
Usage: formal; often used in legal or ecclesiastical contexts
noun
- a collection or compilation of customs, practices, or laws of a particular community or institution
Usage: formal; historical or ecclesiastical usage
Examples
- The monastery followed consuetudinary practices that had been observed for centuries.
- Medieval law often relied on consuetudinary rights rather than written statutes.
- The bishop consulted the consuetudinary to determine proper ceremonial procedures.
- Consuetudinary law in England developed through repeated custom and judicial recognition.
- The village maintained consuetudinary obligations that bound families to the local lord.
- She studied the consuetudinary of the cathedral to understand its historical governance.