proprietary

pro·pri·e·tar·y  (pr-pr-tr)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a proprietor or to proprietors as a group: had proprietary rights; behaved with a proprietary air in his friend's house.

2. Exclusively owned; private: a proprietary hospital.

3. Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark or patent: a proprietary drug.

n. pl. pro·pri·e·tar·ies

1. A proprietor.

2. A group of proprietors.

3. Ownership; proprietorship.

4. A proprietary medicine.

5. One granted ownership of a proprietary colony.

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[From Middle English proprietarie, owner of property, from Old French proprietaire and from Medieval Latin proprietrius, both from Late Latin, of a property owner, from Latin propriets, ownership; see property.]

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pro·prie·tari·ly adv.

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proprietary

Adjective

1. denoting a product manufactured and distributed under a trade name

2. possessive: she watched them with a proprietary eye

3. privately owned and controlled [Late Latin proprietarius an owner]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proprietary - an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits proprietorship ownership - the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
Adj.	1.	proprietary - protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form" nonproprietary - not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; "nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them"

Translations

proprietary [prəˈpraɪətərɪ] adj (COMM): proprietary article → artículo de marca;

proprietary brand → marca comercial

proprietary [prəˈpraɪətərɪ] adj → de marque déposée;

proprietary article → article m or produit m de marque;

proprietary brand → marque déposée

proprietary [prəˈpraɪətərɪ] adj [brand, medicine] → Marken-; [tone, manner] → besitzergreifend

proprietary [prəˈpraɪətərɪ] adj proprietary article → prodotto con marchio depositato;

proprietary brand → marchio di fabbrica