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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, noun; 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 zoographers, . . . 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.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: correct or appropriate behavior [syn: {propriety}, {properness}, {correctitude}] [ant: {improperness}, {impropriety}]
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