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accustomed, acknowledged, boiler plate, common, commonplace, consuetudinary, continued, conventional, current, daily, established, everyday, expected, favorite, fixed, formal, frequent, general, habitual, inveterate, long-standing, natural, normal, ordinary, orthodox, popular, prescriptive, prevailing, prevalent, pro forma, recognized, regular, repeated, right, routine, standard, stipulated, stock, systematic, time-honored, traditional, typical, understood, universal, usual, wonted
associated concepts: customary despatch, customs and usages, customs court
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boiler plate, conventional, current, formal, frequent, general, habitual, household (familiar), inveterate, mundane, normal (regular), ordinary, orthodox, popular, prescriptive, prevailing (current), prevalent, pro forma, regular (conventional), repeated, rife, right (suitable), routine, traditional, typical, usual
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Ordinary; according to usual practices or custom; habitual.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Customary — Cus tom*a*ry (k[u^]s t[u^]m*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [CF. OF. coustumier, F. coutumier. See {Custom}, and cf. {Customer}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Customary — Cus tom*a*ry, n. [OF. coustumier, F. coutumier.] A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans. Cowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
customary — 1520s, from M.L. custumarius, from L. consuetudinarius, from consuetitudinem (see CUSTOM (Cf. custom)). Related: Customarily … Etymology dictionary
customary — *usual, wonted, accustomed, habitual Analogous words: *regular, normal, typical, natural: *prevailing, prevalent, current: familiar, ordinary, *common: general, *universal Antonyms: occasional Contrast … New Dictionary of Synonyms
customary — [adj] usual, established accepted, according to Hoyle*, accustomed, acknowledged, by the numbers*, chronic, common, confirmed, conventional, established, everyday, familiar, fashionable, frequent, general, habitual, household, in a rut*, in the… … New thesaurus
customary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in accordance with custom; usual. DERIVATIVES customarily adverb … English terms dictionary
customary — [kus′tə mer΄ē] adj. [ML customarius: see CUSTOM] 1. in keeping with custom, or usage; usual; habitual 2. Law holding or held by custom n. pl. customaries a collection of the laws established by custom for a manor, region, etc. SYN. USUAL… … English World dictionary
customary — [[t]kʌ̱stəmri, AM meri[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft it v link ADJ to inf Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances. [FORMAL] It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests... At… … English dictionary
customary — According to custom or usage; founded on, or growing out of, or dependent on, a custom (q.v.); ordinary; usual; common @ customary court baron See court baron @ customary dispatch Due diligence according to lawful, reasonable and well known… … Black's law dictionary
customary — According to custom or usage; founded on, or growing out of, or dependent on, a custom (q.v.); ordinary; usual; common @ customary court baron See court baron @ customary dispatch Due diligence according to lawful, reasonable and well known… … Black's law dictionary