† properheadn.
Obsolete.
The quality of belonging or relating to oneself.
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properheadc1450
ownness1642
ourishnessc1819
c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 171 (MED) Þe v spanne lengthe of þe handle of þi skeet in contricyoun muste be propyrhede; þat is to sayn, thynke of þin owen propre synnes & noȝt on oþere mennys.
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) vii. v. 281/1 Ther is thre maner of propertees and properhede.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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