habitude
Habit; custom; usageHabit; custom; usage.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)Habit; custom; usage.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Habitual disposition; normal or characteristic mode of behaviour, whether from habit or from nature
habitual mode of behavior
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Behaviour or manner of existence in relation to something else; relation; respect.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)In full habitude: fully, wholly, entirely; in all respects.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Habitual association; familiar relation; acquaintance; familiarity; intimacy; association; intercourse.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An associate; an acquaintance; someone with whom one is familiar.
(countable, in the plural, obsolete, uncountable)The various ways in which one substance reacts with another; chemical reaction.
Origin
From Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitūdō (“conditionFrom Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitūdō (“condition, plight, habit, appearance”), from habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).
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plural: habitudesWord family
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