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proprietorial

gb/pɹˈɑpɹitˈɔɹiəl/ us/pɹˈɑpɹitˈɔɹiəl/
C1 إنجليزي
المعاني
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adjective formal C1 property
1

showing an owner's possessive attitude

acting like you own something, even if you do not

نمط الاستخدام: [someone] + (look/air/tone/manner) + is proprietorial; proprietorial + [noun]
غلطة شائعة:
Do not confuse with proprietary, which more often refers to legal ownership or exclusive rights rather than a person's attitude.
مرادفات
possessive (Emphasizes wanting to control or keep something as ‘yours’.) | ownerly (Suggests the confident, comfortable manner of an owner.)
أضداد
detached (Not showing personal ownership, pride, or protectiveness.) | nonpossessive (Not inclined to treat people or things as ‘mine’.)
تراكيب شائعة
a proprietorial air |a proprietorial manner |a proprietorial tone |a proprietorial smile |a proprietorial look |a proprietorial attitude |proprietorial pride |a proprietorial instinct |proprietorial control |a proprietorial claim
مواضيع
emotions |social_relations |work
أمثلة
  • He greeted the visitors with a proprietorial smile, as if the whole gallery were his.
  • She spoke in a proprietorial tone about the project, even though she hadn’t led it.
  • The manager cast a proprietorial look over the open-plan office.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • He sounded proprietorial about the team.
  • She gave the room a proprietorial glance.
adjective legal C2 relation
2

relating to ownership by a proprietor

connected to owning something (formal)

نمط الاستخدام: proprietorial + (rights/interests/claim/title)
غلطة شائعة:
In everyday English, proprietary is much more common than proprietorial for this meaning.
مرادفات
proprietary (More common; focuses on exclusive ownership or rights.) | private (Broadly contrasts with public ownership, but less precise legally.)
أضداد
public (Owned or controlled by the state or the public rather than a proprietor.) | nonproprietary (Not owned exclusively; not subject to proprietary rights.)
تراكيب شائعة
proprietorial rights |proprietorial interests |proprietorial control |proprietorial claim |proprietorial title |proprietorial stake |proprietorial authority |proprietorial responsibilities
مواضيع
business |law |property
أمثلة
  • The contract sets out the proprietorial rights of each partner.
  • The publisher retained a proprietorial interest in the content after the sale.
  • A dispute arose over the proprietorial claim to the land.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
proprietorial
IPA
GB/pɹˈɑpɹitˈɔɹiəl/
US/pɹˈɑpɹitˈɔɹiəl/
المقاطع والنبر
pro - pri - et - or - i - al (٦ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (pro)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: proprietorial
  • Comparative: proprietorialer
  • Superlative: proprietorialest
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
proprietorialer adjective proprietorialest adjective
Core family
proprietor noun C1 proprietary adjective C1 property noun A2
Related words
proprietorship noun
Negative and opposite forms
nonproprietary adjective
تعبيرات

with a proprietorial air

1
/wˈɪθ ə pɹˈɑpɹitˈɔɹiəl ˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase formal

in an owner-like way

looking or acting like an owner

أمثلة
  • He wandered through the workshop with a proprietorial air, pointing out small details.
  • She introduced the team with a proprietorial air, as if she had built it herself.
  • The consultant spoke with a proprietorial air about the strategy.
الرجوع للقائمة
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