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Owned by a particular person or organization, often with restricted rights of use.

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proprietary

The company kept its proprietary design details confidential.
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A small publisher offered Noor a lucrative commission to illustrate a series of travel journals. The proposed remuneration covered her drawing and revision work, while a separate document explained which designs would become proprietary to the publisher.
From The Price of a Promising Offer.
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