proprietressn.

Brit.

/prəˈprʌɪətrᵻs/,

/prəˌprʌɪəˈtrɛs/, U.S.

/p(r)əˈpraɪətrəs/

Forms: 1600s– proprietress, 1800s– proprietoress.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proprietor n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < proprietor n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare Middle French, French †propriéteresse (1477), †proprietairesse (c1490), †proprietaresse (late 15th cent.). Compare slightly earlier proprietrix n.

A female proprietor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > female

proprietrix1682

proprietress1692

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccxxiii. 282 The Proprietress..Demanded Possession again, but the Other begg'd her Excuse.

1734 J. Mackenzie Treat. Concerning Origin & Progress Fees ii. 65 Be it known to all Men, That I A, heritable Proprietress of the Lands and others after mentioned,..Have sold and disponed [etc.].

1799 Philadelphia Directory 16 Bache Margaret, widow Proprietress of the Aurora 112 Market st.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 140 His eyes fixed on a very fat old lady in a mob-cap—evidently the proprietress of the establishment.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. xi. 334 When the proprietress dies, there is a special order of succession.

1936 E. A. Powell Aerial Odyssey viii. 107 The town's only hotel..was furnished largely with old English mahogany, inherited by the proprietress from her plantation-owning ancestors.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 25 Dec. 14/2 Rose Rita confronts Gert Bigger, the fiendish proprietress of a lonely roadside gas station.

2000 Mod. Asian Stud. 34 327 Esther Leach..was for a time proprietoress of the Sans Souci theatre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proprietress
释义	proprietressn. Brit. /prəˈprʌɪətrᵻs/, /prəˌprʌɪəˈtrɛs/, U.S. /p(r)əˈpraɪətrəs/ Forms: 1600s– proprietress, 1800s– proprietoress. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proprietor n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < proprietor n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare Middle French, French †propriéteresse (1477), †proprietairesse (c1490), †proprietaresse (late 15th cent.). Compare slightly earlier proprietrix n. A female proprietor. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > female proprietrix1682 proprietress1692 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccxxiii. 282 The Proprietress..Demanded Possession again, but the Other begg'd her Excuse. 1734 J. Mackenzie Treat. Concerning Origin & Progress Fees ii. 65 Be it known to all Men, That I A, heritable Proprietress of the Lands and others after mentioned,..Have sold and disponed [etc.]. 1799 Philadelphia Directory 16 Bache Margaret, widow Proprietress of the Aurora 112 Market st. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 140 His eyes fixed on a very fat old lady in a mob-cap—evidently the proprietress of the establishment. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. xi. 334 When the proprietress dies, there is a special order of succession. 1936 E. A. Powell Aerial Odyssey viii. 107 The town's only hotel..was furnished largely with old English mahogany, inherited by the proprietress from her plantation-owning ancestors. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 25 Dec. 14/2 Rose Rita confronts Gert Bigger, the fiendish proprietress of a lonely roadside gas station. 2000 Mod. Asian Stud. 34 327 Esther Leach..was for a time proprietoress of the Sans Souci theatre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1692
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