Pronounced: SCAR-uh-moosh, noun
Notes: Although the word looks familiar, I didn’t know the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word wonted means “usual; accustomed”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1400s
Background / Comments
I don’t think that our word is very well known; personally, I’m more familiar with the phrase “as was his wont” to describe a habit. Our word came from the Middle English word woned or wont (accustomed), which was the past participle of wonen (to be used to; well).
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