proprietress en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English proprietor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English proprietress From proprietor + -ess.
Meanings
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(dated) A female proprietor.
In addition, the proprietress is a Nazi. We barely escaped with our lives.
1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, chapter 3, in A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proprietresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| proprietoress | alternative | lexicographic | |
| proprietess | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
hu tulajdonosnő (Translations) · pl posiadaczka (Translations) · pl właścicielka (Translations)