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Definition of proprietorial - 4 dictionary results

pro⋅pri⋅e⋅tor

  [pruh-prahy-i-ter]
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–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.
Origin:
1630–40; propriet(ary) + -or 2

Related forms:
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [pruh-prahy-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅pri⋅e⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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pro·pri·e·tor   (prə-prī'ĭ-tər)   
n.  

  1. One who has legal title to something; an owner.

  2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.


[Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie; see proprietary.]
pro·pri'e·to'ri·al (-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., pro·pri'e·to'ri·al·ly adv., pro·pri'e·tor·ship' n.
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Financial Dictionary

proprietor

The owner of a one-person business.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·pri·e·tor
Pronunciation: pr&-'prI-&-t&r
Function: noun
: one who has legal right or exclusive title to something : OWNER; also : one (as a lessee) having an interest (as control or present use) less than absolute or exclusive right
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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