customarily

[kuhs-tuh-mer-ee]

cus·tom·ar·y

[kuhs-tuh-mer-ee] adjective, noun, plural cus·tom·ar·ies.
adjective
1.
according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
2.
of or established by custom rather than law.
3.
Law. defined by long-continued practices: the customary service due from land in a manor.
noun
4.
a book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.
5.
any body of such customs or laws.

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Customarily is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1375–1425; 1515–25 for current senses; late Middle English < Medieval Latin custumārius, customārius, equivalent to costum(i)a custom (also in Vulgar Latin; see custom) + -ārius -ary

cus·tom·ar·i·ly [kuhs-tuh-mer-uh-lee; for emphasis, kuhs-tuh-mair-uh-lee] , adverb
non·cus·tom·ar·i·ly, adverb
non·cus·tom·ar·y, adjective
un·cus·tom·ar·i·ly, adverb
un·cus·tom·ar·y, adjective


1. wonted, accustomed, conventional, common, regular. See usual.


1. uncommon.

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customary (ˈkʌstəmərɪ, -təmrɪ)
 
adj
1.  in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual
2.  law
 a.  founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law
 b.  (of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom
 
n , -aries
3.  a.  a statement in writing of customary laws and practices
 b.  a body of such laws and customs
 
'customarily
 
adv
 
'customariness
 
n

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