# propers

Pronunciation: US say "PRAH-purz" /ˈpɹɑ.pɚz/; say "PROP-uhz" UK /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)z/, AUS /ˈpɹɔp.əz/

## Noun

1. The proper treatment and respect that a person is due. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The respect and fair treatment that someone has earned or deserves.
   - _After years of being overlooked, the veteran coach finally received his propers from the league._
   - _Critics were slow to give the album its propers, but fans recognized its worth immediately._
2. Plural of proper. — plural of proper
   - Simple: Plural of proper. Use this when you mean more than one proper.
   - _The musicians prepared the propers assigned to that feast day._
   - _Each season has its own propers in the liturgical calendar._

## Origin

This word formed by eliding and pluralising the phrase "proper respect."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/propers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).