habitude

HAB'ITUDE, n. [L. habitudo, from habitus.]

1. Relation; respect; state with regard to something else. [Little used.]

2. Frequent intercourse; familiarity. [Not usual.]

To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company.

3. Customary manner or mode of life; repetition of the same acts; as the habitudes of fowls or insects.

4. Custom; habit.