Propriety

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

II. Propriety ·noun That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.

III. Propriety ·noun The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, ·etc.