custom

cus-tom · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A traditional practice or usual way of behaving in a particular society or culture.

  2. 2.

    Regular patronage of a business by customers.

  3. 3.

    Made or designed to individual specifications.

Forms

plural: customs

Related words

Antonyms: innovation, novelty
See also: customs, habit, tradition
Synonyms: convention, habit, practice, tradition

Etymology

From Old French custume, from Latin consuetudo meaning "habit, usage, way," derived from consuescere meaning "to accustom." Related to the concept of becoming accustomed to something.