ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Proprietarianism

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Proprietarianism is a noun meaning A belief that property is an absolute right, sometimes to the extreme of considering it to overrule the human rights of others.

Meaning

A belief that property is an absolute right, sometimes to the extreme of considering it to overrule the human rights of others.

More Meanings

  1. A philosophy and belief that very small businesses are generally more humane than large corporations.
  2. (historical) Advocacy of proprietary colonies and proprietary government in colonial America.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include proprietarian, propertarian, possessionism, human-rightism, propertarianism, libertarianism.

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