proprietor

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Etymology [edit]

Borrowed from Latin proprietor (see below), from proprietas, 'property', from proprius '(one's) own'

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  • IPA: /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/
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Noun [edit]

proprietor (plural proprietors)

  1. An owner
  2. A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor
  3. One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner
  4. (history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration
    From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia

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Noun [edit]

proprietor, genitive proprietoris

  1. An owner