Added 9 October 2026
propriety
/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/ noun
Latin root: proprietās Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about propriety at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A characteristic; an attribute.
- A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.
Origin
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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