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wont

Pronunciation: (wônt, wōnt, wunt), [key]
—adj., n., v., wont, wont or wont•ed, wont•ing.

—adj.
accustomed; used (usually fol. by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.

—n.
custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast.

—v.t.
1. to accustom (a person), as to a thing.
2. to render (a thing) customary or usual (usually used passively).

—v.i.
Archaic.to be wont.