ETYM Latin consuetudo. Related to Custom.
A custom or usage that has acquired the force of law.
Custom; familiarity.
Established custom.
1. A specific practice of long standing; SYN. tradition.
2. Accepted practice; SYN. usage.
3. Habitual patronage.
ETYM Old Eng. habit, abit, French habit from Latin habitus state, appearance, dress, from habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to Eng. have. Related to Have, Able, Binnacle, Debt, Due, Exhibit, Malady/.
1. A distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order).
2. A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; SYN. use, wont.
3. An established custom; SYN. wont.
State of being habitual, customariness
ETYM Old Eng. praktike, practique, French pratique, formerly also, practique, Late Lat. practica, from Greek, practical. Related to Practical, Pratique, Pretty.
Period of exercise to develop a skill; condition of having such a skill through exercise; application of a skill, etc. as opposed to theory; customary action or proceeding; procedure; professional business and clientele of a doctor, lawyer, etc. (as distinct from practice).
1. A customary way of operation or behavior; SYN. pattern.
2. Knowledge of how something is customarily done.
3. The exercise of a profession.
4. Translating an idea into action.
5. An activity dedicated to repetition and improvement of a skill.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for practice.
Commonness by virtue of not being unusual.