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Synonyms for proprietary
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i |
Top 10 synonyms for proprietary Other synonyms for the word proprietary
- acreage
- acres
- aid
- alleviation
- antidote
- assets
- assistance
- belongings
- buildings
- capital
- catholicon
- chattels
- claim
- corrective
- counteractant
- counteragent
- countermeasure
- dominion
- drug
- effects
- elixir
- elixir vitae
- ethical drug
- fix
- freehold
- freeholder
- front office
- healing
- healing agent
- help
- hold
- holder
- holdings
- inheritance
- land owner
- meal ticket
- means
- medicament
- medicant
- medication
- medicine
- nostrum
- occupancy
- occupation
- owner
- panacea
- pharmacon
- physic
- placebo
- possessor
- possessorship
- premises
- proprietary
- proprietary drug
- proprietary rights
- proprietorship
- quick fix
- realty
- recovery
- redress
- remedy
- reparation
- resources
- restora-tive
- retention
- riches
- substance
- tenancy
- tenure
- therapeutic
- title
- titleholder
- tract
- treatment
- wealth
- worth
Définition of proprietary
Origin :- mid-15c., "possessing worldly goods in excess of a cleric's needs," from Medieval Latin proprietarius "owner of property," noun use of Late Latin adjective proprietarius "of a property holder," from Latin proprietas "owner" (see property). Meaning "held in private ownership" is first attested 1580s. The word was used earlier in English as a noun meaning "proprietor," also "worldly person" (c.1400), from a noun use in French and Medieval Latin.
- As in possession : noun control, ownership
- As in property : noun possessions, real estate
- As in proprietor : noun person who owns something
- As in patent medicine : noun proprietary medicine
- As in medicament : noun cure
- As in medication : noun cure
- As in physic : noun cure
- As in cure : noun solution to problem, often health
- He always said "your Bible," as if church members held a proprietary right.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- "My daughters," said Olivo, turning to Casanova with a proprietary air.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- It will readily be seen how advantageous these proprietary rights must have been to the wife.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- The proprietary interest which she had always felt in him was more than ever hers now.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- "I have a plan for her," said Harold, with a proprietary air.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- He used to let his brother off for Sunday afternoons with quite a proprietary air.
- Extract from : « The Lovely Lady » by Mary Austin
- He felt that he had a sort of proprietary interest in his guest.
- Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- It abhors the absence of proprietary or possessory rights as a kind of vacuum.
- Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- The proprietary beef foods are also valueless as infant foods.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Advowsons are the last offices to retain a proprietary character.
- Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
Antonyms for proprietary
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