Punc*til"io (pŭ?k*tĭl"y?),
n.; pl. Punctilios (-
yōz). [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.
They will not part with the least punctilio in
their opinions and practices.
Fuller.