customary: Meaning and Definition of

cus•tom•ar•y

Pronunciation: (kus'tu-mer"ē), [key]
— adj., n., pl. -ar•ies.
—adj.
  1. according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
  2. of or established by custom rather than law.
  3. defined by long-continued practices: the customary service due from land in a manor.
—n.
  1. a book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.
  2. any body of such customs or laws.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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