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property definition

prop·erty (präpər tē)

noun pl. properties -·ties

    1. the right to possess, use, and dispose of something; ownership property in land
    2. something, as a piece of writing, in which copyright or other rights are held, specif., one acquired for production as a film
  1. a thing or things owned; possessions collectively; esp., land or real estate owned
  2. a specific piece of land or real estate
  3. any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person; characteristic quality; peculiarity; specif., any of the principal characteristics of a substance, esp. as determined by the senses or by its effect on another substance the properties of a chemical compound
  4. something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons common property
  5. Logic a quality common to all members of a species or class
  6. Theater, Film, TV any of the movable articles used as part of the setting or in a piece of stage business, except the costumes, backdrops, etc.

Etymology: ME proprete < OFr proprieté < L proprietas < proprius, one's own

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