(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:17:27

Pro*pri"e*tor (?), n. [For older proprietary: cf. F. propri'etarie.]

One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.

 

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