Wonted Won Tid Adjective Usual Accustomed Middle English Woned

wonted /WON-tid/

adjective

Usual; accustomed.

[From Middle English woned, wont (accustomed), past participle of wonen (to be used to, dwell). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wen- (to desire or to strive for), which is also the source of wish, win, Venus, overweening, venerate, venison, and banyan, venial, and ween. Earliest documented use: 1408.]

"With wonted grace, Carey concedes that mass hunger is a seemly matter for clerical concern." - Matthew Norman; By George, Dr Carey's Right!; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 26, 2014.