proprietary

== English == === Etymology === From French propriétaire, from Latin proprietārius. By surface analysis, propriety +‎ -ary. Compare with the Latin proprietas (“property”) and proprius (“ownership”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tɹi/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /pɹəˈpɹɑɪ.ə.tɹi/ === Adjective === proprietary (comparative more proprietary, superlative most proprietary) Of or relating to property or ownership. Synonym: proprietorial Owning something; having ownership. Synonym: proprietorial Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. Antonym: nonproprietary Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization. Antonyms: nonproprietary, open source Hyponym: closed source Privately owned. (of a person) Possessive, jealous, or territorial. Synonym: proprietorial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === proprietary (plural proprietaries) A proprietor or owner. A body of proprietors, taken collectively. The rights of a proprietor. A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession. (espionage) A company doing legitimate business while also serving as a front for espionage. ==== Translations ====