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proprietary

/pɹəˈpɹaɪ.əˌtɛɹ.i/ noun C2
  1. A proprietor or owner.
  2. A body of proprietors, taken collectively.
  3. The rights of a proprietor.
  4. A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
  5. A company doing legitimate business while also serving as a front for espionage.

Plural proprietaries

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