adj.
1.Of or relating to a proprietor or to proprietors as a group:
所有人的：屬於壹個所有人或作為群體的所有人的，或與之有關的：proprietary rights.所有權2.Exclusively owned; private:
私有的：獨家占有的；私人的：a proprietary hospital.壹家私人醫院
3.Befitting an owner:
業主的：業主所特有的：a proprietary air.業主所特有的架子4.Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark or patent:
專賣的，專利的：在壹個專利商標或專利權下由個人或企業所有的：a proprietary drug.壹種專賣藥n.（名詞） 復數pro.pri.e.tar.ies
.1.A proprietor.
業主：所有人
2.A group of proprietors.
壹群所有人
3.Ownership; proprietorship.
所有權：占有權；所有權
4.A proprietary medicine.
專賣藥品
5.One granted ownership of a proprietary colony.
領主：獨占某殖民地所有權的人
語源:1.From Middle English proprietarie [owner of property]
源自 中古英語 proprietarie [財產的占有者]
2.from Old French proprietaire
源自 古法語 proprietaire
3.and from Medieval Latin propriet?rius
並源自 中世紀拉丁語 propriet?rius
4.both from Late Latin [of a property owner]
都源自 後期拉丁語 [屬於財產主人的]
5.from Latin propriet?s [ownership] * see property
源自 拉丁語 propriet?s [占有權] *參見 property
proprietor
n. 名詞
1.One who has legal title to something; an owner.
業主：對某物有法定所有權的人；主人2.One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.
所有人：占有…的人，或占有而且經營壹家公司或其他企業機構的人
語源:
Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie * see proprietary
可能為 中古英語 proprietarie的變化 *參見 proprietary
propriety
n.（名詞） 復數pro.pri.e.ties
1.The quality of being proper; appropriateness.
妥當：合適的特性；恰當
2.Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.See Synonyms at etiquette
得體：與流行的習俗和習慣相壹致參見 etiquette
3.proprieties The usages and customs of polite society.
proprieties 禮節：文明社會的習俗和習慣
語源:
1.Middle English propriete [particular character, ownership]
中古英語 propriete [特性；所有權]
2.from Old French * see property
從可以看出，它們其實是壹個語源。意思相關聯，並非大相徑庭。