The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. proprietarius.] Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as property; owned; as, proprietary medicine. [1913 Webster] Proprietary articles, manufactured articles which some person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell. --U. S. Statutes. [1913 Webster]