habitus

Meanings

1. Habitude; mode of life; bearing.
2. General appearance.
3. habit
4. the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
5. The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.
6. The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.

Etymology

From Latin habitus (“habit”), from habeō (“have; maintain”). The plural habiti is a misconstruction, as the Latin plural is in fact habitūs. habiti may have been influenced by Latin habitī, the plural of the participle habitus; however, it is not the etymon of the English term.