Definition of custom

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Custom (n.) Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported..

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Commonplace :: Commonplace (n.) An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
Metecorn :: Metecorn (n.) A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful service..
Use :: Use (v. i.) To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
Warehouse :: Warehouse (v. t.) To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid..
Innovation :: Innovation (n.) The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc..
Apt :: Apt (a.) Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians..
Monkery :: Monkery (n.) The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.
Dishabituate :: Dishabituate (v. t.) To render unaccustomed.
Season :: Season (v. t.) To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate..
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Business custom.
Customhouse :: Customhouse (n.) The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared..
Hundredweight :: Hundredweight (n.) A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton..
Occidental :: Occidental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet..
Manner :: Manner (n.) Customary method of acting; habit.
Debenture :: Debenture (n.) A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation.
Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.
Fund :: Fund (v. t.) To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure..
Standard :: Standard (n.) That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test..
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