proprietorially

adv

proprietorially

adv

Etymology From proprietorial + -ly.

1

In a proprietorial manner; like an owner.

  • When they left, she paced the house, proprietorially, feeling the feel of each stone in the paving with bare feet.2005, Rama Kundu, Anita Desai, Fire on the Mountain, page 115:

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