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property (?), n.; pl. Properties (#). [OE. proprete, OF. propret property, F. propret neatness, cleanliness,
| property | (?), n.; pl. Properties (#). [OE. proprete, OF. propret property, F. propret neatness, cleanliness, proprit property, fr. L. proprietas. See Proper, a., and cf. Propriety.]
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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.
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-Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general. Sir W. Hamilton.
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| property | (?), v. t.
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To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] Shak.
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To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]
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-They have here propertied me. Shak.
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