FromMiddle Englishcustumary, fromMedieval Latincustumarius. Bysurface analysis,custom +-ary.
customary (comparativemorecustomary,superlativemostcustomary)
- In accordance with, or established by,custom or common usage.
- Synonyms:conventional,habitual
1892,Walter Besant, chapter III, inThe Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers, […],→OCLC:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of itscustomary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
1956,Arthur C. Clarke,The City and the Stars, page39:When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it wascustomary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.
2019, Malcolm Gladwell,Talking to Strangers:"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of yourcustomary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
2023 June 15, Rebecca Wallwork, “‘You had to be there’: Foods that taste better on home turf”, inCNN[1]:As Trevor Corson, author of “The Story of Sushi” explains, in Japan, sushi is typically eaten at a bar, where it’scustomary for the customer to chat with the chef, who can recommend what’s in season. The short window during which the fish is fresh also makes it more likely to be tastier in Japan.
- Holding or held by custom.
customary tenants
1777, Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn,The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland:The tenants are chieflycustomary and heriotable.
agreeing with, or established by, custom
- Bengali:রেওয়াজী (bn)(reōẇaji)
- Bulgarian:обичаен (bg)(običaen)
- French:habituel (fr) m,d'usage (fr),coutumier (fr) m
- German:üblich (de)
- Greek:εθιμικός (el)(ethimikós)
- Ancient:νόμιμος(nómimos)
- Hebrew:מְקֻבָּל (he) m(mequbál)
- Hindi:प्रथागत (hi)(prathāgat),परंपरागत (hi)(paramprāgat),पारंपरिक (hi)(pāramprik)
- Hungarian:szokásos (hu),megszokott (hu)
- Ido:kustumala (io)
- Indonesian:beradat (id)
- Irish:iondúil,gnásúil
- Italian:consueto (it)
- Latin:solitus,ūsitātus
- Occitan:costumièr (oc),abitual (oc),usual
- Ottoman Turkish:مسنون(mesnun)
- Russian:обы́чный (ru)(obýčnyj),привы́чный (ru)(privýčnyj)
- Spanish:acostumbrado (es),consuetudinario (es),consueto (es)(rare)
- Swedish:bruklig (sv)
- Turkish:alışılagelmiş,alışılagelen (tr)
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holding or held by custom
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customary (pluralcustomaries)
- (law) A book containing laws and usages, or customs; acustumal.
a book containing laws and usages, or customs
