English → Latin
“customary” in Latin
ūsitorto use habituallycōnsuēscōto accustom, inure or habituate, tend to; to accustom oneself to, to get used to; to be wont to, have accustomed oneselfmōsway or manner (of behaving); behavior; conduct; custom; habit; practice; usage; wont; character; disposition; inclinatio
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
customary
usitatus; in usu or more positus; usu receptus: consuetus (e.g., verba consuetissima, Ov.). To be customary, in usu or more positum esse: usitatum, or morem, or moris esse. with infinitive, or accusative and infinitive, or ut: communi in usu esse: to be very customary, vigere: it was customary among the Greeks to, etc., moris erat Graecorum, ut, etc.: to become customary, in usum or morem venire; usu or in usum recipi, in consuetudinem or morem venire: more recipi [Vid: also, CUSTOM]: ab omnibus recipi: inveterascere (stronger terms): to render anything customary, in morem perducere; celebrare aliquid: anything that is customary, solitum. ☞ “Customary” may sometimes be translated by solere or (of persons) assuevisse, consuevisse: these are the customary signs of anything, haec alicujus rei indicia esse solent.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for customary?
- The usual Latin words for “customary” are ūsitor, cōnsuēscō, mōs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.