proprietress

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noun

A female proprietor.

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Meanings

nounproprietress (plural proprietresses)

plural proprietresses · alternative proprietess · alternative proprietoress

  1. datedA 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

    Synonyms: proprietrix, owneress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female proprietor.

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proprietrixowneress
Also see
proprietrix

Origin

From proprietor + -ess.

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Translations

Hungarian tulajdonosnő
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Polish właścicielka, posiadaczka
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Cite this entry
APA

proprietress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietress

MLA

“proprietress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proprietress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietress.

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