ˈed.]ə̇kə̇t, ˈet], ]ēk-, -ˌket, usu -kə̇d. or -ked.+V\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French étiquette — more at ticket
1. : the forms required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life : observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion : conventional decorum
the strict etiquette of court functions
2. : an item of behavior prescribed by rule or custom
3. : the rules of conduct, action, or practice binding on members of a profession (as medicine or law) especially in their relations with one another