Archaic term meaning befitting, appropriate, or suitable; becoming or proper.
From Latin condecens, from con- 'with' + decens 'fitting, proper' (from decere 'to be fitting'). An archaic English adjective that expressed appropriateness or social propriety.
This word vanished from English as 'befitting' and 'appropriate' became standard, but it shows how heavily Middle and Early Modern English drew from Latin to describe moral and social concepts—every root word carried subtle shades of meaning.
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