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proprĭo, āvi, 1 (archaic form, propriassit, proprium fecerit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 229 Müll.), v. a. [proprius-facio], to appropriate (ante- and post-class.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 11; id. Acut. 1, 15 fin.

prō̆prĭus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; perhaps from root prae; cf. prope], not common with others, one’s own, special, particular, proper (class.; cf.: peculiaris, privatus).

  1. I. In gen., opp. communis: nam virtutem propriam mortalibus fecit: cetera promiscue voluit communia habere, Varr. ap. Non. 361, 25: proprium et peculiare, Plin. 7, 25, 26, § 93: tria praedia Capitoni propria traduntur, to him for his own, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 21: proprio sumptu edere ludos, Tac. A. 1, 15: propriā pecuniā militem juvare, id. ib. 1, 71: basilicam propriā pecuniā firmare, id. ib. 3, 72 init.; id. H. 2, 84: propria impensa, Just. 12, 11, 1: propriis viribus, Liv. 2, 53: familia, id. 7, 9: libri, Hor S. 1, 10, 64: horreum, id. C. 1, 1, 9: proprio Marte, by his own bravery, Ov. P. 4, 7, 14.
    With pron. poss. (class. and freq.): ut cum ademerit nobis omnia, quae nostra erant propria, ne lucem quoque hanc, quae communis est, eripere cupiat, all that belonged peculiarly to us, Cic. Rosc. Am. 52, 150: suā quādam propriā, non communi oratorum facultate, id. de Or. 1, 10, 44: ut redeas ad consuetudinem vel nostram communem vel tuam solius et propriam, Luc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 3: omnia qui jubet esse communia, ne quis civis propriam aut suam rem ullam queat dicere, Cic. Rep 4, 5, 5; id. ap. Non. p. 362: suis propriis periculis parere commune reliquis otium, id. Rep. 1, 4, 7: quod (periculum) autem meum erat proprium, id. Fam. 2, 17, 7; id. Sest. 7, 15; calamitatem aut propriam suam aut temporum queri, Caes. B. C. 3, 20.
    1. B. Opp. alienus, etc., one’s own, peculiar, special, characteristic, personal: tempus agendi fuit mihi magis proprium quam ceteris, Cic. Sull. 3, 9: reliquae partes quales propriae sunt hominis, id. Fin. 5, 12, 35: id non proprium senectutis est vitium, sed commune valetudinis, id. Sen. 11, 35: libertatem propriam Romani generis, id. Phil. 3, 11, 29: proprium id Tiberio fuit, Tac. A. 4, 19: ira, personal resentment, id. ib. 2, 55.
      As subst.: prō̆prĭ-um, i, n.
      1. 1. Lit., a possession, property: id est cujusque proprium, quo quisque fruitur atque utitur, Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 2: vivere de proprio, Mart. 12, 78, 2.
      2. 2. Trop., a characteristic mark, a sign, characteristic, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; 2, 5, 17; Caes. B. G. 6, 23.
  2. II. In partic., peculiar, extraordinary: nisi mihi fortuna proprium consilium extorsisset, Sent. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 35, 1: superbo decreto addidit propriam ignominiam, Liv. 35, 33.
    1. B. Lasting, constant, permanent, perpetual (class.): illum amatorem tibi proprium futurum in vitā, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 67; Att. ap. Non. 362, 5: nihil in vitā proprium mortali datum esse, Lucil. ib. 362, 15: alicui proprium atque perpetuum, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 48: perenne ac proprium manere, id. Red. in Sen. 4, 9: parva munera diutina, locupletia non propria esse consueverunt, Nep. Thras. 4, 2; Hor. S. 2, 6, 5; cf. id. Ep. 2, 2, 172: deferens uni propriam laurum, id. C. 2, 2, 22; Verg. A. 6, 871: victoriam propriam se eis daturam, lasting, Hirt. B. Afr. 32.
      Comp., Ov. M. 12, 284; id. P. 1, 2, 152; Liv. 4, 27, 3.
      Hence, adv.: proprĭē.
    1. A. Specially, peculiarly, properly, strictly for one’s self (opp. communiter; class.): quod me amas, est tibi commune cum multis: quod tu ipse tam amandus es, id est proprie tuum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 1: promiscue toto (Campo Martio), quam proprie parvā parte frui malletis, for yourselves, individually, separately, id. Agr. 2, 31, 85.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. Particularly, in particular: neque publice neque proprie, Cic. Sest. 16, 37.
      2. 2. Especially, eminently, exclusively: mira sermonis, cujus proprie studiosus fuit, elegantia, Quint. 10, 1, 114; cf. Vell. 2, 9, 2.
    3. C. Properly, accurately, strictly speaking, in the proper (not tropical) sense: magis proprie nihil possum dicere, Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77: illud quidem honestum, quod proprie vereque dicitur, id. Off. 3, 3, 13; Liv. 34, 32; 44, 22: uti verbo proprie, Gell. 9, 1, 8; 2, 6, 5; 7, 11, 2; 16, 5, 1.