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Definition of Custom
Cus´tom Pronunciation: kŭs´tŭm | n. | 1. | | | 1. | Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living. | | 2. | Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. | | 3. | (Law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription. | | 4. | Familiar aquaintance; familiarity. | | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | To make familiar; to accustom. | | 2. | To supply with customers. | | v. i. | 1. | To have a custom. | | n. | 1. | The customary toll, tax, or tribute. | | 2. | Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported. | | v. t. | 1. | To pay the customs of. |
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