proprietary
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/pɹəˈpɹɑɪətɛɹi/
English
Definitions
noun
- A proprietor or owner.
- A body of proprietors, taken collectively.
- The rights of a proprietor.
- A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
adjective
- Of or relating to property or ownership.“proprietary rights”
- Owning something; having ownership.“the proprietary class”
- Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.“The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.”
- Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.
Related words
Synonyms
proprietorshippatentedcopyrighttrademarkedcopyrightedbrandedownershippropertyownerproprietorlicensedpatentpatrimonialfranchiseheritagelandlord