proprietor-ship
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ɪ noun
1.
the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
2.
a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
3.
a group of proprietors; proprietary.
Related forms
pro·pri·e·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
pro·pri·e·tor·ship, noun
non·pro·pri·e·tor, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise |
| 2. | a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property |
| 3. | (US) history a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony |
| pro'prietorship | |
| —n | |
| proprietorial | |
| —adj | |
| pro'prietress | |
| —fem n | |
| pro'prietrix | |
| —fem n | |
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Word Origin & History
proprietor
1639, "owner, by royal grant, of an American colony," probably from proprietary (n.) in sense "property owner" (1473, see proprietary). In general sense of "one who holds something as property" it is attested from 1645.
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