Etiquette

In *Company Shocked at a Lady Getting up to Ring the Bell* (1805) James Gillray caricatured "A widow and her suitors, who seem to have forgotten their manners in the intensity of their admiration."^[1]

Etiquette (/ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) can be defined as a set of norms of personal behavior in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviors that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practiced by a society, a social class, or a social group. In modern English usage, the French word étiquette (label and tag) dates from the year 1750^[2] and also originates from the French word for "ticket," possibly symbolizing a person’s entry into society through proper behavior.^[3] There are many important historical figures that have helped to shape the meaning of the term as well as provide varying perspectives.

^ Wright; Evans (1851). Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. p. 473. OCLC 59510372.
^ Brown, Lesley, ed. (1993). "Etiquette". The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. p. 858.
^ Dash, Dr. Bipin Bihari (November 2022). "The Importance of Etiquette and Useful Expressions in English: A Critical Analysis". Literary Horizon. 2 (3).

[1] Wright; Evans (1851). Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. p. 473. OCLC 59510372.

[2] Brown, Lesley, ed. (1993). "Etiquette". The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. p. 858.

[3] Dash, Dr. Bipin Bihari (November 2022). "The Importance of Etiquette and Useful Expressions in English: A Critical Analysis". Literary Horizon. 2 (3).

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