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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F. propri[82]t[82], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.] 1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.] [bd]Onles this propriety be exiled.[b8] --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 zo[94]graphers, . . . 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. [bd]The rule of propriety,[b8] --Locke. | |
