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pro·pri·e·tress
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noun
1.
a woman who owns a business establishment.
2.
a woman who has the exclusive right or title to something.
Origin:
1685–95;
propriet(o)r
+
-ess
Usage note
See
-ess.
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proprietor
(prəˈpraɪətə)
—
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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