proprietorial

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial rights.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

proprietary land property title ownership estate possession assets controlling belonging tenure deed jealous possessive bearer
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Antonyms

problem loss responsibility debt duty waste
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Related terms

proprietarial

Examples

I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all. Harold Wilson

I don't feel proprietorial about the problems of philosophy. History has taught us that many philosophical issues can grow up, leave home and live elsewhere. Julian Baggini

Close letter words and terms

proprietor of housing proprietor of land proprietoress proprietorially proprietorship proprietorship certificate