priggery

[ prig-uh-ree ]

noun,plural prig·ger·ies for 2.
  1. the conduct or character of a prig.

  2. an act or remark characteristic of a prig.

Origin of priggery

1
First recorded in 1735–45; prig1 + -ery

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