custom
noun
- legal principle
- tradition
- social convention
adjective
- bespoke
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌstəm/
adj
Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm PIE word *swé From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
- Made or done in a way adjusted to fit the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
“Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made”
“My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor.”
- Own, personal, not standard or premade.
“We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.”
- Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.
“custom threshing”
“custom baling”
- Accustomed; usual.
noun
Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm PIE word *swé From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
- Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
“Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.”
“A custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance.”
- Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
“Thank you for your custom.”
“Let him have your custom, but not your votes.”
- Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
- Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
“The distinction between custom and usage it that usage is a fact and custom is a law. There can be usage without custom, but not custom without usage.”
- Traditional beliefs or rituals.
“The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead.”
- A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.
“The rest of the necklace holders finally came in! If you bought a custom from me thank you so much for your patience! I’m gonna try my best to crank them out as fast as possible”
“Oftentimes I have trouble finding enough women to buy customs from. Strangely enough, finding women to take hundreds of dollars for a selfie isn’t as easy as you’d think.”
- Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
“Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.”
- Toll, tax, or tribute.
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
verb
Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm PIE word *swé From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
- To make familiar; to accustom.
“a. 1771 (written, published posthumously) Thomas Gray, Agrippina Have not forgot your sire; the eye of Rome And the Prætorian camp have long revered, With customed awe the daughter, sister, wife, And mother of their Cæsars”
- To supply with customers.
“But yet a man might reply, that if a Shooemaker ſhould haue no Shooes in his Shoppe, but onely worke, as hee is beſpoken, hee ſhould bee weakley cuſtomed.”
- To pay the customs of.
“Barabas, thy ships are safe, Riding in Malta Rhode; and all the merchants With other merchandize are safe arriv'd, And have sent me to know whether yourself Will come and custom them.”
- To have a custom.
“For on a Bridge he cuſtometh to fight, / Which is but narrow, but exceeding long; / And in the ſame are many trap fals pight, / Through which the rider downe doth fall through ouerſight.”