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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•pri•e•tar•y /prəˈpraɪɪˌtɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•ies. adj. - relating to, belonging to, or being a proprietor.
- acting as if one were an owner:She put a proprietary arm around her companion.
n. [countable] - a proprietor or a group of proprietors.
See -propr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•pri•e•tar•y (prə prī′i ter′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•ies. adj. - belonging to a proprietor.
- being a proprietor; holding property:the proprietary class.
- pertaining to property or ownership:proprietary wealth.
- belonging or controlled as property.
- manufactured and sold only by the owner of the patent, formula, brand name, or trademark associated with the product:proprietary medicine.
- privately owned and operated for profit:proprietary hospitals.
n. - an owner or proprietor.
- a body of proprietors.
- American Historythe grantee or owner, or one of the grantees or owners, of a proprietary colony.
- ownership.
- something owned, esp. real estate.
- Drugsa proprietary medicine.
- EducationAlso called propri′etary school′. a school organized as a profit-making venture primarily to teach vocational skills or self-improvement techniques.
- Medieval Latin proprietārius owner, noun, nominal use of Late Latin: of an owner, of ownership. See propriety, -ary
- late Middle English (noun, nominal) 1400–50
pro•pri•e•tar•i•ly (prə prī′i târ′i lē, -prī′i ter′-),USA pronunciation adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proprietary /prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ -trɪ/ adj - of, relating to, or belonging to property or proprietors
- privately owned and controlled
- of or denoting a drug or agent manufactured and distributed under a trade name
Compare ethical n ( pl -taries)- a proprietary drug or agent
- a proprietor or proprietors collectively
- right to property
- property owned
- Also called: lord proprietary (in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin proprietārius an owner, from proprius one's ownproˈprietarily adv |