noun
Meaning 1
A female proprietor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proprietrix, owneress
Antonyms: none provided
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proprietress
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman proprietor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: owner, proprietor
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English proprietor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English proprietress From proprietor + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: tulajdonosnő — Translations
- Polish: właścicielka — Translations
- Polish: posiadaczka — Translations