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.
Proprietary Colonies. It's time to move on to our next stop. We'll be landing in the colony of Pennsylvania, which was one of the proprietary colonies along with Maryland and Delaware. Proprietary colonies were granted by the King directly to an individual or family.