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Proprietor

/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/

An owner.

📖 Definitions of "Proprietor"

noun

1
An owner.
2
A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
3
One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
4
(history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.
"From 10 September 1621 till 12 June 1632, Sir William Alexander, styled Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada, was proprietor of the Scottish colony Nova Scotia."

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