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Antonyms for proprietary

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for proprietary

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