English word custom comes from Latin consuetudo, and later Old French coustume (Custom; tradition. Order; tradition.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| consuetudo | Latin (lat) | A custom, habit, use, usage, convention, way, tradition; experience.. An intercourse in love, intimacy; love affair, amour, illicit intercourse.. Customary right, common law.. Social intercourse, companionship, familiarity, conversation.. The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation.. The form of speech, usage of a language. |
| consuetumen | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| coustume | Old French (fro) | Custom; tradition. Order; tradition. |
| custume | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| custume | Middle English (enm) | |
| custom | English (en) | (obsolete, intransitive) To have a custom.. (obsolete, transitive) To make familiar; to accustom.. (obsolete, transitive) To pay the customs of.. (obsolete, transitive) To supply with customers. Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made. Own, personal, not standard or premade (legal) Long-established practice, considered as [...] |