PROPRIETY


Meaning of PROPRIETY in English

noun individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

2. propriety ·noun that which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.

3. propriety ·noun 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.

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