- plural of propriety.
proprieties
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He was concerned that if he died intestate, his proprieties would not be passed to Li.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Ms Villiers told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The Prime Minister is very clear that proprieties were observed."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2019
White says that the song was a declaration that the White Stripes weren’t going to observe punk proprieties.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 5, 2017
He allowed himself to be governed by the habits, proprieties and slower time scale of the Arab world.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
Upon arrival in the Himalaya, Pittman appeared to adhere as closely as possible to the proprieties of high society.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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