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consuetudinary

con·sue·tu·dinary

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Medieval Latin cōnsuetudinārius, from cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + -ārius, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ary.

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