Territoriality

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /tɛɹɪtɔːɹɪˈalɪti/

Origin

From territorial + -ity.

Full definition of territoriality

Noun

1. The fact or legal status of being a territory.
2. (zoology) The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
3. A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
• 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 99:These criticisms had a whiff of territoriality about them.