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propriety

Cross references:
  1. decorum               
 
pro.pri.ety \p(r)*-'pri--*t-e-\ n [ME propriete, fr. MF propriete` 
   property, quality of a person or]thing - more at PROPERTY obs  1: true 
   nature  obs  2: a special characteristic : PECULIARITY  3: the quality or 
   state of being proper  4a: the standard of what is socially acceptable in 
   conduct or speech : MDECORUM 4b: fear of offending against conventional 
   rules of behavior esp. as betwee n the sexes pl  4c: the customs and 
   manners of polite society