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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

PROPRIETY

noun (plural -ties) see: property
Date: 14th century
true nature, a special characteristic ; peculiarity , the quality or state of being proper ; appropriateness,

4. conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech, fear of offending against conventional rules of behavior especially between the sexes, the customs and manners of polite society