DE RIGUEUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does de rigueur mean? 

• DE RIGUEUR (adjective)
  The adjective DE RIGUEUR has 1 sense:

1. required by etiquette or usage or fashion

  Familiarity information: DE RIGUEUR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DE RIGUEUR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Required by etiquette or usage or fashion

Context example:

instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur

Similar:

obligatory (morally or legally constraining or binding)

 Context examples 

Ultimately, having been highly prized for centuries, the marbled appearance of walrus ivory fell out of favour as West African trade routes opened up, and the homogenous finish of elephant ivory became de rigueur in the 13th century.

(Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland, University of Cambridge)