propriety.
The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.
Meaning & usage
The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.
A characteristic; an attribute.
A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.
More generally, something owned by someone; a possession.
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
Correct language or pronunciation.
Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate.
Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English proprietee, propretee, propriete (“ownership”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman propreté, Middle French proprieté, from Latin proprietās. By surface analysis, prop(e)r + -iety. Doublet of property.
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