proprietary
Pronunciation:
/pɹəˈpɹɑɪətɛɹi/noun
Definitions
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.
adjective
Definitions
Of or relating to property or ownership.
Example: proprietary rights
Owning something; having ownership.
Example: the proprietary class
Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.
Example: The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.
Nonstandard and controlled by one particular organization.