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proprietrix

[pruh-prahy-i-triks]

noun

proprietress.

Origin:
1830–40; proprie(tor) + -trix

Usage note
See -trix.

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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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