The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proprietary articles
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. 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.
Usage examples of "proprietary articles".
Owens cites Brerfuchs and Warren, a foreign firm, since disseized, registered as Tangos, Limited, for the sale of certain proprietary articles.