Category:Punctilio

Punc*til"io, n.; pl. Punctilios. Etym: [it. puntiglio, or sp. Puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See point, n.]

Defn: a nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; Particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public Ceremony. They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and Practices. Fuller