proprietrices

pro·pri·e·trix

[pruh-prahy-i-triks]
noun

Origin:
1830–40; proprie(tor) + -trix


See -trix.
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proprietor (prəˈpraɪətə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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