古こ例れい

noun

old precedent; tradition; custom

Refers to an established practice or precedent from the past, often in formal or institutional contexts. Not an everyday word for 'custom' (which is more commonly 習慣).

• この儀ぎ式しきは古こ例れいに従したがって行おこなわれている。

  This ceremony is conducted according to old precedent.

• 古こ例れいを重おもんじる組そ織しきでは、新あたらしい提てい案あんが通とおりにくい。

  In organizations that value tradition, new proposals are hard to pass.