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单词 proprietarian
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proprietariann.1

Brit. /prəˌprʌɪəˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /p(r)əˌpraɪəˈtɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: proprietary n., -arian suffix.
Etymology: Blend of proprietary n. and -arian suffix.
Now rare (historical in later use).
An advocate or supporter of proprietary government in the North American colonies (see proprietary adj. 3).
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1765 J. Galloway Let. 14 Nov. in B. Franklin Papers (1968) XII. 372 The next Measure Set on foot by the Proprietarians was to compel all the Publick Officers to do business on Common Paper.
1776 J. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 411 The quakers and proprietarians together have little weight.
1943 J. C. Miller Origins Amer. Revolution vi. 137 It is significant that resistance in Pennsylvania came principally from the proprietarians rather than from Franklin's partisans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

proprietariann.2

Brit. /prəˌprʌɪəˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /p(r)əˌpraɪəˈtɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: propriety n., -arian suffix.
Etymology: < propriety n. + -arian suffix.
Now rare.
A person who has a high regard for propriety.
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1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life xx. 331 The Conversazioni of the rigid proprietarians, where people sit down to a kind of hopeless whist,..and say nothing.
2000 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 June c7 But Bob Levey, that staunch proprietarian, wasn't going to cave quite so easily.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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