Costume de rigueur
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Etymology
French de rigueur, required, from de of, rigueur, rigour/rigor
Adjective
de rigueur
- Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion.
- Wearing a suit to a job interview is de rigueur.
- This season, the little black dress is de rigueur.
Usage notes
- Spelling: there is a u immediately after the g as well as after the e.
- As this is a borrowed foreign phrase, it is often italicised (as de rigueur).