proprietary

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Synonyms: propietary, proprietory, propriety, proprietor, proprietors, proprietarily

Antonyms: propietary, proprietory, propriety, proprietor, proprietors, proprietarily

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Adjective

1. Of or relating to [[property]] or ownership.
2. Owning something; having [[ownership]].
3. Created or manufactured exclusively by the [[owner]] or [[licensee]] of [[intellectual property]] [[right]]s, as with a [[patent]] or [[trade secret]].
4. Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.
5. Privately [[owned]].
6. {{lb|en|of a|person}} [[possessive|Possessive]], [[jealous]], or [[territorial]].

Noun

1. A [[proprietor]] or [[owner]].
2. A [[body]] of [[proprietor]]s, taken [[collectively]].
3. The rights of a proprietor.
4. A [[monk]] who had reserved [[goods]] and [[belongings]] to himself, notwithstanding his [[renunciation]] of all at the time of [[profession]].
5. {{lb|en|espionage}} A [[company]] doing [[legitimate]] [[business]] while also serving as a [[front]] for [[espionage]].

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