Proprietary Pro·pri"e·ta·ry adjective [ Latin
proprietarius .]
Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. Proprietary articles ,
manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell. U. S. Statutes.
Proprietor Pro·pri"e·tor noun [ For older
proprietary : confer French
propriétarie .]
One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
Proprietorial Pro·pri`e·to"ri·al adjective Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial rights.
Proprietorship Pro·pri"e·tor·ship noun The state of being proprietor; ownership.
Proprietress Pro·pri"e·tress noun A female proprietor.
Propriety Pro·pri"e·ty noun ;
plural Proprieties . [ French
propriété , Latin
proprietas , from
proprius one's own, proper. See
Property ,
Proper .]
1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [ Obsolete] "Onles this
propriety be exiled."
Robynson (More's Utopia). So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.
Jer. Taylor. 2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity. [ Obsolete]
Bacon. We find no mention hereof in ancient zoögraphers, . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature.
Sir T. Browne. 3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc. "The rule of
propriety ,"
Locke.
Proproctor Pro·proc"tor noun [ Prefix
pro- +
proctor .] [ Eng. Univ.]
A assistant proctor. Hook.
Props Props noun plural A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop , are used instead of dice.
Propterygium Prop`te·ryg"i·um noun ;
plural Propterygia . [ New Latin , from Greek ... before + ... a fin.]
(Anat.) The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes. --
Prop`ter*yg"i*al adjective
Propugn Pro·pugn" transitive verb [ Latin
propugnare ;
pro for +
pugnare to fight.]
To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. [ Obsolete]
Hammond.
Propugnacle Pro·pug"na·cle noun [ Latin
propugnaculum .]
A fortress. [ Obsolete]
Howell.
Propugnation Pro`pug·na"tion noun [ Latin
propugnatio .]
Means of defense; defense. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Propugner Pro·pugn"er noun A defender; a vindicator. "Zealous
propugners ."
Gov. of Tongue.
Propulsation Pro`pul·sa"tion noun [ Latin
propulsatio . See
Propulse .]
The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Propulse Pro·pulse" transitive verb [ Latin
propulsare , v. intens. from
propellere to propel. See
Propel .]
To repel; to drive off or away. [ Obsolete]
Cotgrave.
Propulsion Pro·pul"sion noun [ Confer French
propulsion . See
Propel .]
1. The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion . 2. An impelling act or movement. God works in all things; all obey
His first propulsion .
Whittier.
Propulsive Pro·pul"sive adjective Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging. "[ The]
propulsive movement of the verse."
Coleridge.
Propulsory Pro·pul"so·ry adjective Propulsive.
Propyl Pro"pyl noun [
Prop ionic +
- yl .]
(Chemistry) The hypothetical radical C 3 H 7 , regarded as the essential residue of propane and related compounds.
Propylene Pro"pyl·ene noun [ Confer French
propylène .]
(Chemistry) A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C 3 H 6 ) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene .
Propylic Pro·pyl"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, propyl; as, propylic alcohol.
Propylidene Pro·pyl"i·dene noun (Chemistry) See Propidene .
Propylon Prop"y·lon noun ;
plural Propyla . [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... before + ... a gate.]
(Anc. Arch.) The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.
Propylæum Prop`y·læ"um noun ;
plural Propylæa . [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... before + ... a gate.]
(Anc. Classical Arch.) Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.
Propædeutic, Propædeutical Pro`pæ·deu"tic, Pro`pæ·deu"tic·al adjective [ Greek ... to teach beforehand; ... before + ... to bring up a child, to educate, teach, from ..., ..., a child.]
Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.
Propædeutics Pro`pæ·deu"tics noun The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.
Proratable Pro·rat"a·ble adjective Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [ U.S.]
Prorate Pro·rate" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Prorated ;
present participle & verbal noun Prorating .] [ From Latin
pro rata (sc.
parte ) according to a certain part, in proportion.]
To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata . [ U.S.]
Prore Prore noun [ Latin
prora , Greek ...: confer Italian & Spanish
prora . See
Prow ,
noun ]
The prow or fore part of a ship. [ Poetic] "Galleys with vermilion
prores ."
Pope.
Prorector Pro·rec"tor noun [ New Latin See
Pro- , and
Rector .]
An officer who presides over the academic senate of a German university. Heyse.
Prorectorate Pro·rec"tor·ate noun The office of prorector.
Prorenal Pro·re"nal adjective [ Prefix
pro- +
renal .]
(Anat.) Pronephric.
Proreption Pro·rep"tion noun [ Latin
prorepere ,
proreptum , to creep forth;
pro + repere .]
A creeping on.
Prorhinal Pro·rhi"nal adjective [ Prefix
pro- +
rhinal .]
(Anat.) Situated in front of the nasal chambers.
Prorogate Pro"ro·gate transitive verb To prorogue. [ R.]
Prorogation Pro`ro·ga"tion noun [ Latin
prorogatio : confer French
prorogation .]
1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [ Obsolete]
South. 2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign. [ Eng.] » After an adjournment all things continue as they were at the adjournment; whereas, after a
prorogation , bill introduced and nut passed are as if they had never been begun at all.
Mozley & W.
Prorogue Pro·rogue" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Prorogued ;
present participle & verbal noun Proroguing .] [ French
proroger , Latin
prorogare ,
prorogatum ;
pro forward +
rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See
Rogation .]
1. To protract; to prolong; to extend. [ Obsolete]
He prorogued his government.
Dryden. 2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to prorogue death; to prorogue a marriage. Shak. 3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business. Parliament was prorogued to [ meet at] Westminster.
Bp. Hall. The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.
Macaulay. Syn. -- To adjourn; postpone; defer. See
Adjourn .
Proruption Pro·rup"tion noun [ Latin
proruptio , from
prorumpere ,
proruptum , to break forth;
pro forth +
rumpere to break.]
The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out. [ R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Prosaic, Prosaical Pro·sa"ic, Pro·sa"ic·al adjective [ Latin
prosaius , from
prosa prose: confer F,.
prosaïque . See
Prose .]
1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition. Cudworth. 2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person. Ed. Rev. --
Pro*sa"ic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Pro*sa"ic*al*ness ,
noun
Prosaicism Pro·sa"i·cism noun The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. [ R.]
Poe.
Prosaism Pro"sa·ism noun That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner. Coleridge.
Prosaist Pro"sa·ist noun A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. "An estimable
prosaist ."
I. Taylor.
Prosal Pro"sal adjective Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [ R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Proscenium Pro·sce"ni·um noun ;
plural Proscenia . [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... before + ... a tent, a wooden stage, the stage. See
Scene .]
1. (Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the stage. 2. (Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.
Proscolex Pro·sco"lex noun ;
plural Proscolices . [ New Latin , from Greek ... before + ..., ..., a worm.]
(Zoology) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See Redia .
Proscribe Pro·scribe" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Proscribed ;
present participle & verbal noun Proscribing .] [ Latin
proscribere ,
proscriptum , to write before, to publish, proscribe;
pro before +
scribere to write. See
Scribe . The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.]
1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed .
Spenser. 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice.
Waterland.
Proscriber Pro·scrib"er noun One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.
Proscript Pro"script noun [ See
Proscribe .]
1. A proscription; a prohibition; an interdict. [ R.]
2. One who is proscribed. [ R.]
Proscription Pro·scrip"tion noun [ Latin
proscriptio : confer French
proscription .]
1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription . Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription .
Macaulay. 2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. Macaulay.
Proscriptional Pro·scrip"tion·al adjective Proscriptive.
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