Desuetude Definition

dĕswĭ-to͝od, -tyo͝od
noun
The condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse.
Laws fallen into desuetude.
Webster's New World
A state of disuse or inactivity.
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Noun

Singular:
desuetude
Plural:
desuetudes

Origin of Desuetude

  • French désuétude from Latin dēsuētūdō from dēsuētus past participle of dēsuēscere to put out of use dē- de- suēscere to become accustomed s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the French désuétude, from the Latin dēsuētūdo (“disuse”).

    From Wiktionary

Desuetude Sentence Examples

  • Nor has it yet fallen into desuetude.

  • His theology is strongly tinged with Platonism, and this may account for his falling into desuetude.

  • The consequence of this misuse of the term "curate" was that the title of "perpetual curate" fell into desuetude in the Anglican Church, and an act of parliament (1868) was passed to authorize perpetual curates to style themselves vicars (see Vicar).

  • The court of Audience, in which the archbishop presided personally, attended by his vicar-general, and sometimes by episcopal assessors, has fallen into desuetude.

  • But the title of subandar, or viceroy, gradually dropped into desuetude, as the paramount power was shaken off, and nawab became a territorial title with some distinguishing adjunct.

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