la

feminine

/pʁɔ.pʁi.e.te/

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Translation

property; ownership

Word origin

From Latin proprietas ('ownership, a quality of one's own'), from proprius ('one's own'). English 'property', 'propriety' and 'proper' all descend from the same adjective.

Origin: Latin
Root: proprietas
English cognates: property, propriety, proper, appropriate

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpropriétés

Examples

Cette .

This house is the property of the local council.

Bourgogne.

He owns a large estate in Burgundy.

Private property is protected by law.

médicinales.

These plants have medicinal properties.

l'acheteur.

The contract transfers ownership of the land to the buyer.

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This word is part of lesson 34.