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单词 proprietrix
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proprietrixn.

Brit. /prəˈprʌɪətrɪks/, U.S. /p(r)əˈpraɪəˌtrɪks/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: proprietor n.
Etymology: < proprietor n.: see -trix suffix. Compare slightly later proprietress n.
= proprietress n.
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the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > female
proprietrix1682
proprietress1692
1682 in Bill Chancery New-Jersey (1747) 53 Under the Hands and Seals of the Right Hon. the Lady Elizabeth Carteret, Baroness, the Lady Proprietrix of the said Province.
1705 Geogr. & Hist. Acct. Principality Catalonia & Earldom Barcelona ix. 49 Elizabeth, the Proprietrix of Castile, dying before her Husband.
1783 G. Wallace Thoughts Origin of Feudal Tenures ii. 73 The person, to whom the Barony belongs, is the only one who can be termed the Baron, and a female, proprietrix of a Barony, is entitled to the rank as well as the power implied in this denomination.
1837 J. D. Lang Hist. Acct. New S. Wales II. 425 The convict Watt..ingratiated himself into the favour of the proprietrix of ‘The Sydney Gazette’.
1884 N. Brit. Daily Mail 5 Aug. 4/3 Law agent for the proprietrix of the island.
1915 G. Stone Wales 104 If the property was declared or defined at the time of marriage it became the wife's; she was a proprietrix and could contract debts.
1995 Daily Tel. 11 May 33/4 Was not her museum (stocked with old MGM costumes) stunning? ‘I think so,’ said the proprietrix in tones that brooked no disagreement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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