proprietorial C2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words Freq #192347 Meanings 1 adj Behaving as if one owns something or someone; possessive. He put a proprietorial arm around her shoulders. 2 adj Relating to ownership. She felt a proprietorial interest in the project she had started. Thesaurus Synonyms proprietary Word family Derived forms proprietorially Related forms proprietarial Etymology AI details From proprietor + -ial. Topics Grammar & Function Words Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proprietorial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **Frequency rank:** 192347 ## Meanings 1. Behaving as if one owns something or someone; possessive. 2. Relating to ownership. ## Examples - He put a proprietorial arm around her shoulders. - She felt a proprietorial interest in the project she had started. ## Synonyms - proprietary ## Derived Forms - proprietorially ## Related Forms - proprietarial ## Etymology From proprietor + -ial. ## AI Etymology Proprietorial is formed from proprietor + -ial. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include behaving as if one owns something or someone; possessive and relating to ownership. The wider family includes derived forms such as proprietorially; related words such as proprietarial. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown