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(ks"tm), n.[OF. custume, costume, Anglo-Norman coustome, F. coutume, fr. (assumed) LL. consuetumen custom, habit, fr. L. consuetudo, -dinis, fr. consuescere to accustom, verb inchoative fr. consuere to be accustomed; con- + suere to be accustomed, prob. originally, to make one's own, fr. the root of suus one's own; akin to E. so, adv. Cf. Consuetude, Costume.] 1. Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living. And teach customs which are not lawful. Acts xvi. 21. Moved beyond his custom, Gama said. Tennyson. A custom More honored in the breach than the observance. Shak. 2. Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. Let him have your custom, but not your votes. Addison. 3. (Law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage Cus"tom v. t.[Cf. OF. costumer. Cf. Accustom.] 1. To make familiar; to accustom. [Obs.] Gray. 2. To supply with customers. [Obs.] Bacon. Cus"tom v. i.To have a custom. [Obs.] On a bridge he custometh to fight. Spenser. Cus"tom n.[OF. coustume, F. coutume, tax, i. e., the usual tax. See 1st Custom.] 1. The customary toll, tax, or tribute. Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom. Rom. xiii. 7. 2. pl. Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported. Cus"tom v. t.To pay the customs of. [Obs.] Marlowe. スポンサード リンク
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