1. based on or established by long-standing custom or tradition; customary
Usage: formal; often used in legal or ecclesiastical contexts

1. a collection or compilation of customs, practices, or laws of a particular community or institution
Usage: formal; historical or ecclesiastical usage

Examples

• The monastery followed consuetudinary practices that had been observed for centuries.
• Medieval law often relied on consuetudinary rights rather than written statutes.
• The bishop consulted the consuetudinary to determine proper ceremonial procedures.
• Consuetudinary law in England developed through repeated custom and judicial recognition.
• The village maintained consuetudinary obligations that bound families to the local lord.
• She studied the consuetudinary of the cathedral to understand its historical governance.