proprietorial
adjective
proprietorial is spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-E-T-O-R-I-A-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, proprietorial means “Of or pertaining to ownership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proprietorial?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-P-R-I-E-T-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is proprietorial?
Proprietorial appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of proprietorial
- more proprietorial comparative
- most proprietorial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proprietorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to ownership.
- 2
Characteristic of or behaving like a proprietor or owner (of a thing); possessive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does proprietorial come from?
From proprietor + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).