proprietary

Definitions

1. A proprietor or owner.
2. Of or relating to property or ownership
3. A body of proprietors, taken collectively.
4. Owning something; having ownership
5. The rights of a proprietor.
6. Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret
7. A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
8. Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization
9. A company doing legitimate business while also serving as a front for espionage.
10. Privately owned

Equivalents

Examples

“Wherefore what issue⟳ soever shall result⟳ from my mind⟳ , by his means most happily married to a retired life , must , of due , redound to his honour , as the sole proprietary of my pains during my present⟳ condition”

“For all practical purposes, the proprietaries conduct their own⟳ financial affairs with a minimum of oversight from CIA headquarters.”

“The “operating proprietaries” actually do business as private firms. They are incorporated where they are officed, they file⟳ the applicable state and federal tax returns, and they obtain⟳ the licenses necessary to a legitimate business operation.”

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