How and when to use "wont"

I stumbled upon this word lately, as in

he was wont to come early

I'm wondering what feeling it has for native speakers.

For example, can I use in a meeting, or in a written report?

Solution 1:

I am a native speaker (American) and I rarely see this word used other than in literature or poetry. Perhaps native speakers from other countries can weigh in, but I would not use it in a meeting or written report. The most common usage I have seen, which is considered either formal or humorous (according to the Dictionary app on my Mac), is in a sentence such as the following: Reginald added just a few drops of milk to his tea, as was his wont.

Solution 2:

In Australia it has a ring of formality, but you do hear it from time to time, though perhaps a touch idiomatically - '..., as he is wont' and the like probably occur a good ten times as frequently as 'He is wont to...'.