Found 2 items, similar to Punctilios.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: punctilio
punctilio
n 1: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
2: strict observance of formalities
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Punctilios
Punctilio
\Punc*til"io\ (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l"y[-o]), n.; pl.
Punctilios (-y[=o]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim.
fr. L. punctum point. See
Point, n.]
A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or
proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the
punctilios of a public ceremony.
[1913 Webster]
They will not part with the least punctilio in their
opinions and practices. --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]