ETIQUETTE

etiquette

(noun) rules governing socially acceptable behavior

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

etiquette (countable and uncountable, plural etiquettes)

The forms required by a good upbringing, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.

The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.

A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.

Source: Wiktionary

Et"i*quette`, n. Etym: [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF.estiquete, of German origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G. stecken. See Stick, and cf. Ticket.]

Definition: The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society. The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the Fourteenth. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition