proprietary
[ pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee ]
/ prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /
adjective
noun, plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies.
Origin of proprietary
OTHER WORDS FROM proprietary
pro·pri·e·tar·i·ly [pruh-prahy-i-tair-i-lee, -prahy-i-ter-] /prəˌpraɪ ɪˈtɛər ɪ li, -ˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr-/, adverb non·pro·pri·e·tar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·pro·pri·e·tar·ies.Words nearby proprietary
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British Dictionary definitions for proprietary
proprietary
/ (prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to property or proprietors
privately owned and controlled
med
of or denoting a drug or agent manufactured and distributed under a trade name
Compare ethical (def. 3)
noun plural -taries
Derived forms of proprietary
proprietarily, adverbWord Origin for proprietary
C15: from Late Latin
proprietārius an owner, from
proprius one's own
Medical definitions for proprietary
proprietary
[ prə-prī′ĭ-tĕr′ē ]
adj.
Exclusively owned, as of a hospital.
Owned by an individual or corporation under a trademark or patent, as of a drug.
n.
A proprietary medicine.