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PROPRIETY

\pɹəpɹˈa͡ɪ͡ətɪ], \pɹəpɹˈa‍ɪ‍ətɪ], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ɹ_ˈaɪə_t_ɪ]\

Definitions of PROPRIETY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

State of being proper; the following of established rule or custom; fitness; correctness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

State of being proper or right: agreement with established principles or customs: fitness: accuracy: peculiar right of possession, property.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Fitness; suitableness; decorum.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Becomingness; fitness; correctness.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] Ownership; exclusive right of possession; legal title to or interest in ;- suitableness to an acknowledged or correct rule, principle, or custom; - fitness; suitableness; decorum; justness; accuracy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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