ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Proprietorial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Proprietorial is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to ownership.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to ownership.

More Meanings

  1. Characteristic of or behaving like a proprietor or owner (of a thing); possessive.

Example Sentences

“I'm pretty sure he did, Felix.” There was a proprietorial note in Rose's voice, to which I objected.
A superficially handsome young fellow had his arm round her, and he barred my way and told me something in proprietorial Flemish.

Synonyms for proprietorial

Depending on context, synonyms include proprietary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include proprietary, proprietarial, possessive, proprietory, proprietive, possessory.

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