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Definition of Proprietress
1. Noun. A woman proprietor.
Definition of Proprietress
1. n. A female proprietor.
Definition of Proprietress
1. Noun. A female proprietor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proprietress
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proprietress
Literary usage of Proprietress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anthology of Russian Literature from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Leo Wiener (1903)
"THE OLD proprietress The cabin which I entered was large and neat, the woodwork
was planed, the stove white, the partition made of boards, the bench and ..."
2. The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks: With a Steam by Pardoe (Julia) (1854)
"... Onter Hall—The proprietress—Female Groupes—The Cooling-room—The Great Hall—The
Fountains—The Bathing Women—The Dinner—Apology for the Turkish Ladies. ..."
3. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"proprietress, pro-pri'e-trls. s. Peculiarity of possession, exclusive right ;
accuracy,justness. (359) Sustained by the same prop. ..."
4. Journal of a Residence in America by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"The lady proprietress of the grounds over which \ve had been walking and riding
invited us ... proprietress ..."
5. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"... their peacefully inclined neighbours—Gratuitous baths and compulsory douches
at " La Childebert"—The proprietress is called upon to repair the roof—The ..."
6. A Manual of Hindu Law: For the Use of Students and Practitioners by Standish Grove Grady (1871)
"Heirs of the separate property of the deceased proprietress.— Order of Succession.
Unmarried daughter, ..... 1 Barren widowed daughter, . ..."
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