n. [ L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous. ] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [ 1913 Webster ]
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]
If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.
n.;
He [ Lord Camden ] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. corrupted fr. jorden an earthen pot. ] A large drinking vessel; also, its contents. [ Colloq. Eng. ] Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., of whom, gen. pl. of qui who, akin to E. who. See the Note below. ] Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business;
☞ The term arose from the Latin words, Quorum aliquem vestrum . . . unum esse volumus (of whom we wish some one of you to be one), which were used in the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace in England, by which commission it was directed that no business of certain kinds should be done without the presence of one or more of certain justices specially designated. Justice of the peace and of the quorum designates a class of justices of the peace in some of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum with notes of various persons. ] Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication;