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cus⋅tom⋅ar⋅y

  [kuhs-tuh-mer-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
Use customary in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; 1515–25 for current senses; late ME < ML custumārius, customārius, equiv. to costum(i)a custom (also in VL; see custom ) + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
cus⋅tom⋅ar⋅i⋅ly  [kuhs-tuh-mer-uh-lee; for emphasis, kuhs-tuh-mair-uh-lee] , adverb

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

Antonyms:
1. uncommon.
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cus·tom·ar·y   (kŭs'tə-měr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Commonly practiced, used, or encountered; usual. See Synonyms at usual.

  2. Based on custom or tradition rather than written law or contract.

cus'tom·ar'i·ly (-mâr'ə-lē) adv., cus'tom·ar'i·ness n.
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