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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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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

customary (ˈkʌstəmərɪ, -təmrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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customary
1520s, from M.L. custumarius, from L. consuetudinarius, from consuetitudinem (see custom). Related: Customarily (1610s).
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Example sentences
Bribery customarily made up for the low wages, critics say.
There is, in fact, no recognised principle by which the propriety or
  impropriety of government interference is customarily tested.
During that period, people there would customarily switch on their radios to
  the troupe's evening show.
And the taboo against first cousin marriage has always been in place, both
  customarily and judicially.
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