pro·pri·um (pr  pr - m)n. pl. pro·pri·a (-pr -) In Aristotelian thought, a predicable property common to all members of a kind but not constituting part of the definition of that kind. [Medieval Latin, from neuter of Latin proprius, proper (to) (translation of Greek idion); see per1 in Indo-European roots.] |
proprium [ˈprəʊprɪəm]
n
(Philosophy / Logic) Logic obsolete Also called property an attribute that is not essential to a species but is common and peculiar to it
[Latin, neuter sing of proprius proper, own]
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