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Alphabet :: Alphabet (n.) The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.

Acquaint :: Acquaint (v. t.) To familiarize; to accustom.

Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty..

Endogamy :: Endogamy (n.) Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.

Consuetude :: Consuetude (n.) Custom, habit; usage..

Old-fashioned :: Old-fashioned (a.) Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl..

Thew :: Thew (n.) Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues..

Mussulmanic :: Mussulmanic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan..

Post :: Post (n.) The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt..

Usance :: Usance (v. t.) Custom; practice; usage.

Accustom :: Accustom (v. i.) To be wont.

Standing :: Standing (a.) Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees..

Habitude :: Habitude (n.) Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations.

Heriot :: Heriot (n.) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant..

Use :: Use (v. i.) To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.

Customarily :: Customarily (adv.) In a customary manner; habitually.

Work :: Work (n.) To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.

Wontedness :: Wontedness (n.) The quality or state of being accustomed.

Heirloom :: Heirloom (n.) Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations..

Hoppo :: Hoppo (n.) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce..

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