consuetudinary
/ˌkɑnswɪˈtudəˌnɛri/
adjective
- Same as consuetudinal; relating to or based on custom.
- In consuetudinary law, precedent matters more than written codes.
- The consuetudinary practices of the tribe were recorded by anthropologists.
- Their consuetudinary rituals marked the changing of the seasons.
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noun
- A book or collection of customs, especially those of a monastery, church, or legal system.
- The monastery's consuetudinary detailed the daily schedule of prayers and work.
- Medieval scholars studied the consuetudinary to understand local laws.
- The librarian found an old consuetudinary in the archive, listing guild traditions.