About The Word Propriety
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Propriety
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What's The Definition Of Propriety?
[n] correct or appropriate behavior
Synonyms | Synonyms for Propriety: correctitude | properness Related Terms | Find terms related to Propriety: See Also | appropriateness | behavior | behaviour | conduct | correctness | decency | decorousness | decorum | demeanor | demeanour | deportment | good form | grace | modesty | priggishness | primness | reserve | rightness | seemliness Propriety In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F.
propri['e]t['e], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own,
proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.]
1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal
title; property. [Obs.] ``Onles this propriety be
exiled.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of
by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it
being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or
quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon.
We find no mention hereof in ancient zo["o]graphers,
. . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a
nature. --Sir T.
Browne.
3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an
acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with
established principles, rules, or customs; fitness;
appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language,
manners, etc. ``The rule of propriety,'' --Locke.
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