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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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custom habitual practice XII; established usage; tribute, impost XIV; business, patronage XVI. — OF.
custome,
co(u)stume (mod.
coutume) :- *
costumne, for *
costudne :- L.
consuetūdō,
-din-, f.
consuēscere accustom, accustom oneself, f.
CON- +
suēscere become accustomed, f.
suī g. sg. of refl. pron. ‘oneself’.
So
customary liable to customs or dues, holding by custom XVI; accustomed XVII. — medL.
custumārius, f.
custuma, f. AN.
custume.
customer †customary tenant; †collector of customs XIV; customary purchaser XV; (colloq.) person (to have to do with) XVI. orig. — AN.
custumer, medL.
custumārius; in some senses newly f.
custom; see
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Newspaper article from: European Report; 12/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...Fourtou (ALDE, France) on the modernised Community Customs Code and the Customs 2013 programme. Also approved was a report by Christopher Heaton-Harris (EPP, UK) on paperless customs. The reports on Customs 2013 and on paperless customs...
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CUSTOMS SERVICE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - FIELD HEARING LONG:JUDY GRIMSMAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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Customs
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...moment of birth, the customs into which the people...related behavior may be custom bound and very normative...integrally tied to social customs often provokes hostile...in many groups the custom is not to talk about...The effect of this custom discourages individuals...circumvent ...
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Customs Service, United States
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Customs Service, U.S.
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Customs Books
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
CUSTOMS BOOKS Customs books ( tamozhennye knigi ) were official registers of customs and other revenues collected at customs offices between the sixteenth and the mid-eighteenth centuries, and often a source of data on expenditures by the customs...
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customs and excise
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
customs and excise. Monarchs and governments have traditionally levied customs and excise duties, but they became more important...increased, particularly during the 17th cent. Customs duty or tariff is an impost on goods crossing a...
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