Proprietary
WordNet

adjective


(1)   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"

noun


(2)   An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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Etymology


From French propriétaire < Latin proprietarius. Compare with the Latin proprietas (property), and proprius (ownership).

Adjective



  1. Of or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights.
  2. Of or relating to the quality of being an owner, as the proprietary class.
  3. Manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights (IPR), as with a patent or trade secret.
    The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.
  4. Privately owned, as a proprietary lake.
  5. Possessive, jealous, or territorial.
 
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