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† ˈcustomance, ˈcustumance Obs.
[a. OF. cost-, coustumance, f. cost-, coustumer to custom + -ance.]
1. Customary practice; custom, habit.
c1386Chaucer Monk's T. 521 This Nero hadde eek a custumance In youthe agein his maister for to ryse. 1393Gower Conf. II. 164 Of his comun custumaunce. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 307/4 Ledde..fro the cyte of Sodome that is to wete fro the custommaunce of Synne. 1528Paynel Salerne's Regim. 1 Breakynge from customable vse hurteth greuously: for customance is an other nature.
2. Customary gathering; frequenting. rare.
1513–75Diurn. Occurrents (1833) 340 At the croce of Edinburgh quhair maist custumance of peipill war. |