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habitude(dictionary)

habitude (iou)



habitude noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin habitudo, from habit-: see HABIT noun, -TUDE.]
Manner of being or existing; mental or bodily constitution; disposition; = HABIT noun 5, 7. LME.
A disposition to act in a certain way; a custom, a tendency; = HABIT noun 8. LME.
J. Butler Many habitudes of life, not given by nature, but which nature directs us to acquire.
b. Custom, usage; = HABIT noun 8b. L16.
H. Allen The orphan out of habitude from old times came close to the Virgin.
Familiar relation or acquaintance; familiarity. L15-L18.
Manner of being with relation to something else; relation, respect. M16-M18.
Chemistry. Chemical behaviour; reactions. L18-M19.
habi'tudinal adjective (a) habitual, customary; (b) of or pertaining to habit: LME.