noun
- written records of the customs, laws, and traditional practices of a particular place or institution
Usage: historical; legal
Examples
- The medieval custumals documented the rights and obligations of peasants.
- Scholars studied the monastery’s custumals to understand daily life in the abbey.
- The town’s custumals preserved ancient trading regulations.
- Legal historians examined the custumals for evidence of early property laws.
- The custumals revealed how disputes were traditionally resolved in the community.
- These custumals date back to the thirteenth century.