proprietary
[noun]
Synonyms: ownership, dominion, possession, possessorship, property, proprietorship

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pro‧pri‧e‧ta‧ry /prəˈpraɪətəri $ -teri/ adjective formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: proprietarius, from Latin proprietas; ⇒ property]

1. especially British English a proprietary product is one that is sold under a trade name Antonym : generic:
a proprietary brand of insecticide
proprietary software products

2. relating to who owns something:
They have proprietary rights to the data.
He has no proprietary interest in the farm (=he does not own any part of it).

3. proprietary behaviour makes it seem that you think you own something or someone

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲