proprietress

English

Alternative forms

• proprietess
• proprietoress

Etymology

From proprietor +‎ -ess.

Noun

proprietress (plural proprietresses, masculine proprietor)

1. A female proprietor.

   Synonyms: proprietrix, owneress

   • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN, page 55:

     In addition, the proprietress is a Nazi. We barely escaped with our lives.