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.
Charter colonies were governed according to a charter granted to the colony's government by the King of England. In proprietary colonies, the King gave the full right to govern to an individual or group in each colony. Governing in those colonies was done according to a charter agreement between the colony and the monarchy.