Property /(?)/

Prop·er·ty

Property

n.

pl. Properties

  1. 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.
    Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general.
  2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
  3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
    Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood.
    Shall man assume a property in man?
  4. 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.
  5. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
    I will draw a bill of properties.
  6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds
Literary property
See under Literary.
Property man
one who has charge of the “properties” of a theater.

Property

v. t.
  1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.]
  2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]
    They have here propertied me.