priggery
(ˈprɪgərɪ)
[f. prig n.3 + -ery.]
The action or conduct of a prig (prig n.3 6).
| 1823 J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XIV. 501 This particular piece of priggery. 1886 Sat. Rev. 10 Apr. 518/2 The Bayard of India did enough good work to make all right⁓minded men ready to forget his self-righteousness and (to use plain language) his priggery. 1886 D. Hannay Adm. Blake i. (1888) 9 There was hypocrisy and spite and acrid priggery on the side of the Parliament. |