habitude
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Bruhat’s first word of the night was habitude, which means one’s “usual disposition or mode of behavior or procedure.”
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
By habitude of ill that veils Thy light.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
They say," observed Monsieur Fromagin, "that the cat—it was among his many tricks—had the habitude to jump on Madame Jolicœur's head when, for that purpose, she covered it with a night-cap.
From Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales by Van Vechten, Carl
There was at work some great solvent making into naught the dross of custom and habitude.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
This undoubted fact in Lincoln's mental habitude is a signal and significant factor, to be held in careful estimation in a final judgment of Lincoln's character.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.