01 n. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.
pl.
Proprieties ((#))
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Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.[Obs.]“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.
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That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.[Obs.]“We find no mention hereof in ancient zoographers, . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature.” — Sir T. Browne.
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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.