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propertied

propertied

1 7.4
Having land or other valuable things that give a person income
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɒpərtɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : adinerado
  • At one time, only propertied folks were allowed to vote.
  • the propertied class

Examples

  • Active, mostly self-employed men of moderate means, such as Goldthorpe, entered a political and social space being vacated by the older out-township industrial and propertied elite.

    Academic text (1993)

  • "You represent the propertied classes.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • This may be seen clearly in periods of intense unemployment during which the propertied classes, both Catholic and Protestant, attempted to alleviate the misery of their poor.

    Academic text (2003)

  • So the Tories wanted a narrowly based suffrage bill that would enfranchise only propertied women who are more likely to vote Tory.

  • The council decided to offer tax breaks to propertied residents who invest in local businesses.

  • Many propertied individuals donate generously to charity to enhance their community.

  • In the 19th century, only propertied landowners could own slaves and vote in elections.

Synonyms

wealthy
vspropertied
520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

refers to owning property specifically as primary income source rather than general riches
property-owning
vspropertied
5.1

A person who has land or buildings that bring most of their money

emphasizes land and valuable assets rather than general property
landowning
vspropertied
3.8

Having land and often wealth or high social status

highlights ownership used mainly for income and wealth rather than status

Antonyms

propertyless
1 8.4

Not having a home, money, or other things of value

How Wealthy

wealthy
520 2.5
propertied
  • Formal
1 7.4
well-off
33 3.4
poor
∞ 1.0
impoverished
50 6.2

Surface Forms

propertied positive

Morphology

propertied = property (transparent) = property + ed

Formed by the noun 'property' + adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having property'; the meaning is directly predictable from the base (with a regular y→i spelling change).

Etymology

Propertied comes from property, which in turn comes from the Latin proprius meaning 'one's own'. So a propertied person is literally someone who owns land or valuable things, and that is why the word means 'owning property'.