Word Definition

Property

  1. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
  2. That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
  3. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
  4. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
  5. To make a property of; to appropriate.
  6. Propriety; correctness.
  7. To invest which properties, or qualities.
  8. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.

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