Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proprietorial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: pro-pri-eto-ri-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to ownership.

adj

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English proprietor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English proprietorial From proprietor + -ial.

Inflected Forms

more proprietorial (comparative) most proprietorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

proprietorially

Phrases

proprietorial borough

Frequently Paired Words

proprietarial

Synonyms

proprietary

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

What does proprietorial mean?: Of or pertaining to ownership.
Where does proprietorial come from?: Etymology tree English proprietor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English proprietorial From proprietor + -ial.

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