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proprietrix

American

[pruh-prahy-i-triks] / prəˈpraɪ ɪ trɪks /

noun

proprietress.

Gender

See -trix.

Etymology

Origin of proprietrix

First recorded in 1830–40; proprie(tor) + -trix

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