English Explanatory Dictionary

proprietarial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to proprietarians or proprietarianism (in colonial North America).
  2. Proprietary or proprietorial; pertaining to property or ownership (of property).

Pronunciation

/pɹəˌpɹaɪ.əˈtɛəɹi.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proprietarial.wav /pɹəˌpɹaɪ.əˈtɛɹi.əl/

Word forms

proprietarial

Etymology

Perhaps proprietary + -al influenced by proprietorial, or perhaps a variant of the latter influenced by the former.

Related words

proprietarian proprietarianism proprietorial

Derived words

proprietarially
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