English to English Dictionary

Proprietary-colony

A colony granted to some individual or individuals by the British crown with full rights of ownership and control.

Proprietor

The owner of a business, establishment, or property.

Propriety

The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

Prospectus

A printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise, or book in order to attract customers, members, or investors.

Prosper

Succeed in material terms; be financially successful.

Prosperity

The state of being prosperous, successful, or flourishing, especially in terms of financial or material well-being.

Protagonist

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Protection

The action of protecting someone or something, or the state of being protected.

Protocol

The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.

Prototype

A first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.

Proud

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

Providence

The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.