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proprietor
pro·pri·e·tor [ prə pr ətər ] (plural pro·pri·e·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. owner of business: the owner of a commercial enterprise or establishment such as a store, hotel, or restaurant
2. legal owner: the legal owner of something
3. somebody with partial rights over something: a user or manager who does not have full ownership
4. history 
Same as  proprietaryn (sense 4)

[15th century. Alteration of proprietary]

pro·pri·e·to·ri·al [ prə pr ə táwree əl ] adjective
pro·pri·e·to·ri·al·ly adverb
pro·pri·e·tor·ship [ prə pr ətər shìp ] noun
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