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Propriety is the quality of being appropriate, suitable or following the proper custom.

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An example of propriety is returning the rsvp card in response to a wedding invitation.

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See propriety in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. proprieties

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

Origin: ME propriete < OFr proprieté: see property

See propriety in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pro·pri·e·ties

The quality of being proper; appropriateness.
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
proprieties The usages and customs of polite society.

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Origin: Middle English propriete, particular character, ownership

Origin: , from Old French; see property

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