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pro·pri·e·tary
I. \prəˈprīəterē, prōˈ-, -ri, by r-dissimilation pəˈ-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English proprietarie, from Late Latin proprietarius, from proprietarius, adjective
1. : one who has exclusive title to a thing : one who possesses the ownership of a thing in his own right : proprietor, owner; specifically : an owner or grantee of a proprietary colony
2. [Middle English proprietarie, from Medieval Latin proprietarius, from Late Latin] obsolete : a monk holding property in violation of his vow of poverty
3.
a. : a privately owned piece of property
b. : proprietary company
4. : right of property : ownership
5. : a body of proprietors
6. [proprietary (II) ]
a. : a drug that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright against free competition as to name, product, composition, or process of manufacture
b. : an ethical drug
c. : a nonprescription drug or medicine designed for self-medication and required to be accompanied by a list of all active ingredients and directions for safe use
< aspirin is a proprietary >
II. adjective
Etymology: Late Latin proprietarius, from Latin proprietas property + -arius -ary — more at property
1.
a. : held as the property of a private owner
< proprietary right of manufacture >
: relating or belonging to a proprietor
< proprietary control of mineral resources >
< proprietary government >
b. : characteristic of or appropriate to an owner
< the lawyers' … normal proprietary feeling about the law courts — Walter Goodman >
2. : made and marketed by a person or persons having the exclusive right to manufacture and sell
< proprietary baby food >
< proprietary medicine >
3. : privately owned and managed usually without public control or supervision
< in the 19th century there were many proprietary medical schools in America >
< proprietary hospital > |