i Register
In some senses, propriety is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
propriety
UK /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/ US /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.
2
A characteristic; an attribute.
3
A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.
4
More generally, something owned by someone; a possession.
I was fearful of giving You a very sensible Disgust, in making You seem the Propriety of one Man, when You know Yourself ordained for the Comfort and Refreshment of Multitudes.
5
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
This ſweet word, I will be your God, implies, 1. Propriety, that all that is in God ſhall be ours; his love ours, his Spirit ours, his mercy ours.
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