propertied

[prop-er-teed]

adjective

1. owning property.

   the propertied class.

propertied

/ ˈprɒpətɪd /

adjective

1. owning land or property

Other Word Forms

• unpropertied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of propertied¹

First recorded in 1600–10; property + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Hamilton feared a slippery slope toward rule by the people, not the propertied, threatening the development of capitalism.

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Lately, though, the winners have been the propertied and the privileged, who have figured out how to rig the game in their favor, by using regulations and land-use rules to resegregate our society.

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He’s surplus labor in a post-scarcity society, and the only thing for a Ken to do is get in the way of the propertied ruling class.

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In an age of small government — and an age in which lawmakers and officials answered only to propertied White men — keeping an open book proved straightforward.

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Others liken the lawsuit to generational theft by the older, whiter baby boomers who dominate the propertied classes in college communities throughout California.

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Related Words

• affluent 
• easy 
• fat 
• prosperous 
• wealthy 
• well-heeled 
• well-off 
• well-to-do