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03-06-2023-0930 - CONDUCT DECORUM PROPRIETY DRAFT

CONDUCT

From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conduct

DECORUM

Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum, neuter form of decōrus (“proper, decent”).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decorum

PROPRIETY

From late Middle English proprietee, propretee, propriete (“ownership”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman propreté, Middle French proprieté, from Latin proprietās. By surface analysis, proper +‎ -iety. Doublet of property.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/propriety





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