proprietorial
adjective/prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːriəl/
/prəˌpraɪəˈtɔːriəl/
(formal)- relating to an owner or to the fact of owning something
- proprietorial rights
- He laid a proprietorial hand on her arm (= as if he owned her).
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