custom

/ˈkə-stəm/

Middle English custume, from Anglo-French, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo, from consuescere to accustom, from com- + suescere to accustom; akin to suus one's own

noun

  1. a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual

  2. long-established practice considered as unwritten law

  3. repeated practice

It is the custom in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras.

habit practice usage custom wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice.

adjective

  1. made or performed according to personal order

  2. specializing in custom work or operation

adjective

  1. built to individual specifications

a custom-built house