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Thesaurus: propriety

Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

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  1. n. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.
  2. n. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.
  3. n. 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.
  4. n. correct or appropriate behavior
  5. n:100 n. correct or appropriate behavior