proprietress

[ pruh-prahy-i-tris ]

/ prəˈpraɪ ɪ trɪs /

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noun

a woman who owns a business establishment.

a woman who has the exclusive right or title to something.

Origin of proprietress

First recorded in 1685–95; propriet(o)r + -ess

usage note for proprietress

See -ess.

Words nearby proprietress

proprietary colony, proprietary hospital, proprietary medicine, proprietary name, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, propriety, proprio-, proprioception, proprioceptive

Example sentences from the Web for proprietress

Irby is a well-known writer and comedian in Chicago and the proprietress of the blog Bitches Gotta Eat.
What Sebastian Junger, Susan Orlean, and Others Are Reading This Fall|Byliner|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She now was proprietress of the road-house in the note described as Kessler's Cafe.
The Frame Up|Richard Harding Davis
This lady appeared subsequently on the scene as the proprietress of a puppet-show, and finally as the keeper of a sausage-stall.
The Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs|Thomas Frost
The proprietress of the theatre, and the company, along with myself, had to appear at the sessions.
Adventures and Recollections|Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Striding swiftly across the promenade, he entered a small tobacco shop and made inquiry of the proprietress.
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
The proprietress of this house is a German woman over seventy years of age.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger