proprietary

proprietary
—proprietarily /preuh pruy'i tair"i lee, -pruy"i ter'-/, adv.
/preuh pruy"i ter'ee/, adj., n., pl. proprietaries.
adj.
1. belonging to a proprietor.
2. being a proprietor; holding property: the proprietary class.
3. pertaining to property or ownership: proprietary wealth.
4. belonging or controlled as property.
5. manufactured and sold only by the owner of the patent, formula, brand name, or trademark associated with the product: proprietary medicine.
6. privately owned and operated for profit: proprietary hospitals.
n.
7. an owner or proprietor.
8. a body of proprietors.
9. Amer. Hist. the grantee or owner, or one of the grantees or owners, of a proprietary colony.
10. ownership.
11. something owned, esp. real estate.
12. a proprietary medicine.
13. Also called proprietary school. a school organized as a profit-making venture primarily to teach vocational skills or self-improvement techniques.
[1400-50; late ME (n.) < ML proprietarius owner, n. use of LL: of an owner, of ownership. See PROPRIETY, -ARY]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:


Look at other dictionaries:

  • proprietary — pro·pri·e·tary 1 /prə prī ə ˌter ē/ n pl tar·ies 1: something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker; specif: a drug (as a patent medicine) that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright… …   Law dictionary

  • proprietary — pro‧pri‧e‧ta‧ry [prəˈpraɪətri ǁ teri] adjective 1. based on ideas, information etc belonging to one particular company, rather than on ideas etc that any company can use: • The process we use to review what we market is proprietary, and… …   Financial and business terms

  • proprietary — [prə prī′ə ter΄ē, prōprī′ə ter΄ē] n. pl. proprietaries [LL proprietarius < L proprietas: see PROPERTY] 1. a proprietor or owner 2. a group of proprietors 3. proprietorship or ownership ☆ 4. the grantee or owner of a proprietary colony in… …   English World dictionary

  • Proprietary — Pro*pri e*ta*ry, a. [L. proprietarius.] Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. [1913 Webster] {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proprietary — Pro‧pri‧e‧ta‧ry [prəˈpraɪətri ǁ teri] written abbreviation Pty ORGANIZATIONS adjective used in the names of companies in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa : • Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd * * * Proprietary UK US /prəˈpraɪətəri/ US … …   Financial and business terms

  • Proprietary — Pro*pri e*ta*ry, n.; pl. {Proprietaries}. [L. proprietarius: cf. F. propri[ e]taire. See {Propriety}, and cf. {Proprietor}.] 1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proprietary — mid 15c., possessing worldly goods in excess of a cleric s needs, from M.L. proprietarius owner of property, noun use of L.L. adj. proprietarius of a property holder, from L. proprietas owner (see PROPERTY (Cf. property)). Meaning held in private …   Etymology dictionary

  • proprietary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characteristic of an owner or ownership. 2) (of a product) marketed under a registered trade name. ORIGIN from Latin proprietarius proprietor , from proprietas property …   English terms dictionary

  • proprietary — /praprayat(eh)riy/ A proprietor or owner; one who has the exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses or holds the title to a thing in his own right; one who possesses the dominion or ownership of a thing in his own right. The grantees of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Proprietary — The word proprietary indicates that a party, or proprietor, exercises private ownership, control or use over an item of property.Terms relating to Proprietary include: *Proprietary bottling *Proprietary church *Proprietary colleges *Proprietary… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”