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proprietress
[ pruh-prahy-i-tris ]
noun
- a woman who owns a business establishment.
- a woman who has the exclusive right or title to something.
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Gender Note
See -ess.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of proprietress1
First recorded in 1685–95; propriet(o)r + -ess
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“Show me yours, I’ll show you mine†is the ethos of the Broken Hearts Gallery, espoused by its proprietress.
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Allan said Theatre’s turned out to be an Irish pub, with wonderful food and a lovely proprietress who was very kind to the awkward young American.
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The star of “Mean Girls†is now the proprietress of “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club†on the Greek island of Mykonos in this new reality series.
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The proprietress’s grandiose ideas about what she will do for her guests take up significant space, too.
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The proprietress was a smiling mamasanta, tormented by a mania for opening and closing doors.
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