etiquette
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
etiquette /ˈɛtɪkɛt, ɛtɪˈkɛt/
▶noun the customary code of polite behaviour in a society.
– origin C18: from Fr. étiquette ‘list of ceremonial observances of a court’, also ‘label, etiquette’, from OFr. estiquette (see ticket).
'etiquette' also found in these Oxford entries:
charm school
- comme il faut
- decorum
- deportment
- de rigueur
- formal
- indecorum
- netiquette
- nicety
- politesse
- ticket
