Dés'ue-tûde, n.

(dĕs′wĕ-tūd, 53), n. [Lat. desuetudo, from desuescere, to become unaccustomed, from de and suescere, to become used or accustomed; Fr. désuétude, Sp. desuetud, O. It. desuetudine.] The cessation of use; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion; disuse.

The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. Bp. Taylor.