propriety Copy link Outline 1. dĕcōrum (= Gk. τὸ πρέπον·? that which is agreeable to our conceptions of human beings as superior to brutes, Cic. Off. 1, 27, fin.)2. perh. convĕnientia (accord, conformity) • propriety: i. e. fitness, accordance with what is proper: 1. dĕcōrum (= Gk. τὸ πρέπον·? that which is agreeable to our conceptions of human beings as superior to brutes, Cic. Off. 1, 27, fin.): to observe p., d. servare, ib. 28, init. 2. perh. convĕnientia (accord, conformity): with depend. gen.: cf. Cic. Off. 1, 28, 100, convenientia conservatioque naturae, i. e. propriety and naturalness: v. fitness. Or expr. by convenire, congruere: there is a p. about this speech considering the person to whom it is assigned, *conveniunt haec apte ad personam loquentis: v. to agree. With p., decenter (= ut decet): Hor. A. P. 92: Quint. 11, 1, 79 (dĕcōrē, in a graceful or becoming manner: cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, extr.): the orator must study p., est quid deceat oratori videndum, Cic. Or. 21, 71.
PROPRIETY Copy link • PROPRIETYPeculiarity of possession, [Vid: “Right of PROPERTY”]. Suitableness, fitness, convenientia (fitness): congruentia (especially in outward conduct): decorum (in all one’s behavior and demeanor): honestas (in a moral sense): venustas or dignitas ac venustas (e.g., to act cum dignitate ac venustate).