proper
Cross references:
1. fit
1. prop.er \'pra:p-*r\ aj [ME propre proper, own, fr. OF, fr. L proprius
own] 1: marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness : FIT 2a:
appointed for the liturgy of a particular day 2b: belonging to one : OWN
2c: referring to one individual only {~ noun} 2d: represented heraldically
in natural color 3: belonging characteristically to a species or
individual : PECULIAR 4: very good : EXCELLENT chiefly Brit 5: UTTER,
ABSOLUTE {a ~ villain} chiefly dial 6: BECOMING, HANDSOME 7: strictly
limited to a specified thing, place, or idea {the city ~)R} 8a: strictly
accurate : CORRECT archaic 8b: VIRTUOUS, RESPECTABLE 8c: strictly
decorous : GENTEEL
2. proper n 1a: the special liturgical office for a particular day 1b: the
parts of the mass that vary according to the day or feast 2: the part of a
missal or breviary containing the offices proper to certai n feasts or
saints
3. proper av chiefly dial : THOROUGHLY, COMPLETELY