proprium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of proprium
First recorded in 1540–60; from Latin: literally, “special feature, property, possession,” noun use of adjective proprius “one’s own, special,” used to translate Aristotelian tò ídion “characteristic property (of a species)”; see proper ( def. ), idio ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Se-cundus: "Ego quoque possem, si meum proprium dictionarium scripsissem."
From Time Magazine Archive
His idem propositum fuit quod regibus, ut ne qua re egerent, ne cui parerent, libertate uterentur; cujus proprium est sic vivere ut velis.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
That man cooks his food is probably a genuine proprium.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
Deus cui proprium est misereri semper et parcere suscipe deprecationem nostram et quos delictorum cathena constringit misericordia tuæ pietatis absolvas, per Jesum Christum.
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John
Given such a fixed scheme, very nice questions may be raised as to whether a particular attribute is a defining attribute, or a proprium, or an accident, or an inseparable accident.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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