ˈusitate,a. [ad. L. ūsitāt-us, pa.pple. of ūsitārī to use often.] a. Customary, usual. b. Much used of (= by). 1885Dixon Hist.Ch.Eng. xx. III. 462 The usitate dignities of rural deans and archdeacons.1890Sat.Rev. 27 Sept. 383/1 A form of punishment usitate of French novelists.