Collins English-English Dictionary

wont [wəυnt]

1. 1. adj [postpositive] accustomed (to doing something)

   he was wont to come early

2. 2. n a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)

3. 3. vb [when tr, usually passive] to become or cause to become accustomed

4. 4. vb [Etymology] Old English gewunod, past participle of wunian to be accustomed to; related to Old High German wunen (German wohnen), Old Norse una to be satisfied; see wean¹, wish, winsome