Definition of property
- a. - 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.
- a. - An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by
art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which
constitute excellence.
- a. - The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and
disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
- a. - 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.
- a. - All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the
dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
- a. - Propriety; correctness.
- v. t. - To invest which properties, or qualities.
- v. t. - To make a property of; to appropriate.