proprietas

Latin

Etymology

From prōprius + -tās.

Noun

prōprietās f (genitive prōprietātis); third declension

  1. quality, property, peculiarity, character
  2. the legal position of an owner particularly if his property is encumbered with a usufruct
  3. (Medieval Latin) property, possessions, things belonging to someone
  4. (Medieval Latin) office concerning the commemoration of a certain saint

Usage notes

The legal right of ownership, the absolute and principally unrestricted right over a thing, was in antiquity regularly called dominium.

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōprietās prōprietātēs
Genitive prōprietātis prōprietātum
Dative prōprietātī prōprietātibus
Accusative prōprietātem prōprietātēs
Ablative prōprietāte prōprietātibus
Vocative prōprietās prōprietātēs

Derived terms

  • prōprietārius

Descendants

References

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