Definitions
1.nounA proprietor or owner.
2.nounA body of proprietors, taken collectively.
3.nounThe rights of a proprietor.
4.nounA monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
5.adjectiveOf or relating to property or ownership."proprietary rights"
6.adjectiveOwning something; having ownership."the proprietary class"
7.adjectiveCreated or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret."The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products."
8.adjectiveNonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.
9.adjectivePrivately owned."a proprietary lake; a proprietary chapel"
10.adjective(of a person) Possessive, jealous, or territorial.