proprietorial

adjective

pro·​pri·​e·​to·​ri·​al prə-ˌprī-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

prō-

: proprietary sense 1

Examples of proprietorial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luxuriantly bearded Victorians felt deeply proprietorial about nature, and there was much patronizing sneering. — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023

Still, at its best the magic here is social – in a private dining room all your own, with waiters who take proprietorial pride in service, with a baked Alaska as finale, all reminders that a night like this is about more than dinner. — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Dec. 2020

Still, why should the man who wrote these songs not take proprietorial pride in them? — D.b., The Economist, 4 June 2019

One of them is the intensely proprietorial air brought to her by her fans. — D.j. Taylor, WSJ, 7 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

proprietor + -ial

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for proprietorial

• arboreal
• armorial
• authorial
• factorial
• manorial
• memorial
• pictorial
• sartorial
• sectorial
• tutorial
• vectorial
• ambassadorial