Pro*pri"e*ty (?), n.;
pl. Proprieties (#). [F.
propriété, L.
proprietas, fr. proprius one's own, proper.
See Property, Proper.]
1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.]
"Onles this propriety be exiled."
Robynson (More's Utopia).
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. 2. That which is
proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] Bacon.
We find no mention hereof in ancient zoögraphers, . .
. who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature.
Sir T. Browne. 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. "The rule of propriety,"
Locke.
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