proprietary

[ pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee ]
/ prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

noun, plural pro·pri·e·tar·ies.

Origin of proprietary

1400–50; late Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin proprietārius owner, noun use of Late Latin: of an owner, of ownership. See propriety, -ary

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.

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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, adverb

Word Origin for proprietary

C15: from Late Latin proprietārius an owner, from proprius one's own

Medical definitions for proprietary

proprietary
[ prə-prīĭ-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.