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| pro·pri·e·tar·y [ prə pr ə tèrree ] |
adjective |
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1. relating to owners or ownership: relating to an owner, ownership, or something owned
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2. privately owned: privately owned and run
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3. exhibiting characteristics of ownership: exhibiting characteristics that indicate ownership of somebody or something
  The child kept a proprietary hold on the toy.
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4. used with exclusive legal right: used, manufactured, or sold by a person or company with an exclusive property right such as a patent or trademark
a proprietary drug
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noun (plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies) |
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1. owner: an owner or a group of owners
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2. pharmacology proprietary agent: a drug or other substance made and sold under the legal protection of a trademark or patent
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3. ownership: the right of ownership, or something exclusively owned
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4. history owner of colony: the owner of a proprietary colony
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin proprietarius "of a property holder" < Latin proprietas (see property)] |
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