proprieties

Variant of propriety

propriety definition

pro·pri·ety (prə prī′ə tē, prō-)

noun pl. proprieties -·ties

  1. the quality of being proper, fitting, or suitable; fitness
  2. conformity with what is proper or fitting
  3. conformity with accepted standards of proper manners or behavior
  4. Archaic
    1. peculiar or proper nature or state
    2. a peculiarity
  5. Obsolete private property

Etymology: ME propriete < OFr proprieté: see property

propriety Idioms

the proprieties

accepted standards of behavior in polite society

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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