proper

Pronunciation /ˈprɒpə/ 
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ADJECTIVE
 1British  attributive Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to
be; genuine.
‘she's never had a proper job’
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1. 1.1postpositive Strictly so called; in its true form.
‘after this event, three countries will progress to the World Cup proper’
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2. 1.2informal  Used as an intensifier, especially in derogatory contexts.
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 2attributive Of the required or correct type or form; suitable or appropriate.

‘an artist needs the proper tools’
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1. 2.1According to or respecting social standards or conventions; respectable,
especially excessively so.
‘her parents' view of what was proper for a well-bred girl’
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 3proper toBelonging or relating exclusively or distinctively to; particular to.

‘the two elephant types proper to Africa and to southern Asia’
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1. 3.1(of a psalm, lesson, prayer, etc.) appointed for a particular day, occasion,
or season.
2. 3.2archaic  Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
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 4Heraldry
usually postpositive In the natural colours.

 5archaic, dialect  (of a person) good-looking.

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 6Mathematics
Denoting a subset or subgroup that does not constitute the entire set or group,
especially one that has more than one element.
‘The second is that all mathematical proofs can be recast as logical proofs or, in other words,
that the theorems of mathematics constitute a proper subset of those of logic.’
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ADVERB
 1British  informal, dialect  Satisfactorily or correctly.
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1. 1.1Thoroughly.
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NOUN
 The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.
‘we go to the High Mass, with plainsong propers sung by the Ritual Choir’
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Origin
Middle English from Old French propre