PROPRIETORIAL


Meaning of PROPRIETORIAL in English

/ prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːriəl; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) relating to an owner or to the fact of owning sth :

proprietorial rights

He laid a proprietorial hand on her arm (= as if he owned her) .

►  pro·pri·etor·ial·ly adverb

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.