folkway

noun
/ˈfəʊkweɪ/UK/ˈfoʊkˌweɪ/US

Etymology

From folk + way.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-
  2. inherited from *wegaz
  3. inherited from *weg
  4. inherited from weġ
  5. inherited from way
  6. compounded as folkway — “folk + way

Definitions

  1. A belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

    • By the time you are grown up and can consider the folk-ways of your childhood with detached impersonality, you have forgotten what was of most value. Rarely will a child tell frankly of his lore, and rarely can an adult remember.

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