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Definition of De rigueur
1. Adjective. Required by etiquette or usage or fashion. "Instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"
Definition of De rigueur
1. Adjective. Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of De Rigueur
Literary usage of De rigueur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1886)
"... and which is to this effect: 'Re- lativement :\ la quarantaine d'observation
et a la quarantaine de rigueur, la Conference est d'avis que la difference ..."
2. The Legal News by James Kirby (1887)
"Is this condition such, that the writing is essential, de rigueur 1 Lorrain, Code
des Locateurs et Locataires, p. 173, No. ..."
3. Revue et gazette musicale de Paris (1840)
"Autrefois, dit la majorité des habitués de ce théâtre, on y entendait la petite
mélodie de rigueur qui faisait danser les gens du parterre sur leurs ..."
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