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customary

/ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/ noun C2
  1. A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

Plural customaries

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“That two executions of considerable interest will take place the day after tomorrow at two o’clock, as is customary at Rome at the commencement of all great festivals.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 356 · C1
But, towards the evening after the hour for the customary visit had gone by, Faria, not seeing the young man appear, tried to move and get over the distance which separated them.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 186 · C1
Let me see you once more in the customary arm-chair.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 31 · B2
de Monte Cristo is almost an Oriental, and it is customary with the Orientals to secure full liberty for revenge by not eating or drinking in the houses of their enemies.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 891 · C1

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