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proprietarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-pri-etar-i-an-ism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

Advocacy of proprietary colonies and proprietary government in colonial America.

Uncountable

noun

A philosophy and belief that very small businesses are generally more humane than large corporations.

Uncountable

Etymology

From proprietarian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

propertarian propertarial property propertarianism

Questions

What does proprietarianism mean?
A belief that property is an absolute right, sometimes to the extreme of considering it to overrule the human rights of others.
Where does proprietarianism come from?
From proprietarian + -ism.

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