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<blockquote>Let him have your <b>custom</b>, but not your votes. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See <er>Usage</er>, and <er>Prescription</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Usage</i> is a fact. <i>Custom</i> is a law. There can be no <i>custom</i> without <i>usage</i>, though there may be <i>usage</i> without <i>custom</i>.</note>

<i>Wharton.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Familiar aquaintance; familiarity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Age can not wither her, nor <b>custom</b> stale Her infinite variety. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Custom of merchants</col>, <cd>a system or code of customs by which affairs of commerce are regulated.</cd> -- <col>General customs</col>, <cd>those which extend over a state or kingdom.</cd> -- <col>Particular customs</col>, <cd>those which are limited to a city or district; as, the <i>customs</i> of London.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Practice; fashion. See <er>Habit</er>, and <er>Usage</er>.</syn>

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<hw>Cus"tom</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>costumer</ets>. Cf. <er>Accustom</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To make familiar; to accustom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Gray.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To supply with customers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

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<hw>Cus"tom</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To have a custom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>On a bridge he <b>custometh</b> to fight. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Custom</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cus"tom</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>coustume</ets>, F. <ets>coutume</ets>, tax, <ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., the <ets>usual</ets> tax. See 1st <er>Custom</er>.]</ety> <def>1 the customary toll,tax, or tribute.</def>

<blockquote>Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; <b>custom</b> to whom <b>custom</b>. <i>Rom. xiii. 7.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported.</def>

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<hw>Cus"tom</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To pay the customs of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Marlowe.</i>

<h1>Customable</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cus"tom*a*ble</hw> <tt>(-?-b'l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>coustumable</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Customary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. More.</i>