propriety

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 228 words | Copyright

propriety † property XV; fitness, appropriateness XVII; conformity with good usage XVIII. — (O)F. propriété — L. prṓprietās peculiarity, ownership, f. prṓprius PROPER; see -ITY.

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