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Definition of Proprietary
1. Noun. An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits.
2. Adjective. Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights. "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"
Similar to: Branded, Copyrighted, Patented, Trademarked
Antonyms: Nonproprietary
Derivative terms: Proprietor
Antonyms: Nonproprietary
Derivative terms: Proprietor
Definition of Proprietary
1. n. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing in his own right.
2. a. Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.
Definition of Proprietary
1. [n PROPRIETARIES]