Legs, abs, and back muscles, as well as the obvious shoulder and arm muscles, all work together in a correctly performed press. Sixty years ago, the press was the primary weight room exercise for the upper body.
â¢ PROPRIETARY COLONY (noun) The noun PROPRIETARY COLONY has 1 sense: 1. a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) Familiarity information: PROPRIETARY COLONY used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
What is an advantage to proprietary colonies? The proprietor was given the same rights as an government official meaning that they could levy taxes, create laws and have their own military to protect them. I don't really â¦see any benefit for the colonies, the only benefits were to the proprietors. They were collecting profits, take advantage of their working and negligence of the colonies.