proprietary

[ pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee ]

/ prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /

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adjective

belonging to a proprietor.

being a proprietor; holding property: the proprietary class.

pertaining to property or ownership: proprietary wealth.

belonging or controlled as property.

(of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark: proprietary drugs; a proprietary name; a proprietary logo; a proprietary blend of ingredients.

privately owned and operated for profit: proprietary hospitals.

noun, plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies.

an owner or proprietor.

a body of proprietors.

American History. the grantee or owner, or one of the grantees or owners, of a proprietary colony.

ownership.

something owned, especially real estate.

a proprietary medicine.

Also called proprietary school . a school organized as a profit-making venture primarily to teach vocational skills or self-improvement techniques.

Origin of proprietary

1400–50; late Middle English (noun) <Medieval Latin proprietārius owner, noun use of Late Latin: of an owner, of ownership. See propriety, -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM proprietary

pro·pri·e·tar·i·ly

[pruh-prahy-i-tair-i-lee, -prahy-i-ter-], /prəˌpraɪ ɪˈtɛər ɪ li, -ˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr-/, adverbnon·pro·pri·e·tar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·pro·pri·e·tar·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for proprietary

proprietary

/ (prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to property or proprietors

privately owned and controlled

med of or denoting a drug or agent manufactured and distributed under a trade nameCompare ethical (def. 3)

noun plural -taries

med 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

Derived forms of proprietary

proprietarily, adverb

Word Origin for proprietary

C15: from Late Latin proprietārius an owner, from proprius one's own

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Medical definitions for proprietary

proprietary

[ prə-prī′ĭ-tĕr′ē ]

adj.

Exclusively owned, as of a hospital.

Owned by an individual or corporation under a trademark or patent, as of a drug.

n.

A proprietary medicine.

单词	proprietary
释义	proprietary [ pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee ] / prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proprietary ON THESAURUS.COM adjective belonging to a proprietor. being a proprietor; holding property: the proprietary class. pertaining to property or ownership: proprietary wealth. belonging or controlled as property. (of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark: proprietary drugs; a proprietary name; a proprietary logo; a proprietary blend of ingredients. privately owned and operated for profit: proprietary hospitals. noun, plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies. an owner or proprietor. a body of proprietors. American History. the grantee or owner, or one of the grantees or owners, of a proprietary colony. ownership. something owned, especially real estate. a proprietary medicine. Also called proprietary school . a school organized as a profit-making venture primarily to teach vocational skills or self-improvement techniques. Origin of proprietary 1400–50; late Middle English (noun) <Medieval Latin proprietārius owner, noun use of Late Latin: of an owner, of ownership. See propriety, -ary OTHER WORDS FROM proprietary pro·pri·e·tar·i·ly [pruh-prahy-i-tair-i-lee, -prahy-i-ter-], /prəˌpraɪ ɪˈtɛər ɪ li, -ˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr-/, adverbnon·pro·pri·e·tar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·pro·pri·e·tar·ies. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for proprietary proprietary / (prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective of, relating to, or belonging to property or proprietors privately owned and controlled med of or denoting a drug or agent manufactured and distributed under a trade nameCompare ethical (def. 3) noun plural -taries med 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 Derived forms of proprietary proprietarily, adverb Word Origin for proprietary C15: from Late Latin proprietārius an owner, from proprius one's own Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to proprietary custody, plot, land, wealth, estate, farm, house, tract, goods, ownership, equity, home, worth, assistance, drug, remedy, treatment, medicine, aid, placebo Medical definitions for proprietary proprietary [ prə-prī′ĭ-tĕr′ē ] adj. Exclusively owned, as of a hospital. Owned by an individual or corporation under a trademark or patent, as of a drug. n. A proprietary medicine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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proprietary

adjective

noun, plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies.

Origin of proprietary

OTHER WORDS FROM proprietary

British Dictionary definitions for proprietary

adjective

noun plural -taries

Derived forms of proprietary

Word Origin for proprietary

Words related to proprietary

Medical definitions for proprietary

adj.

n.