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pro·pri·e·tor (prə-prī'ĭ-tər)
n.
  1. One who has legal title to something; an owner.
  2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.

[Probably alteration of Middle English proprietarie. See proprietary.]

proprietorial pro·pri'e·to'ri·al (-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.
proprietorially pro·pri'e·to'ri·al·ly adv.
proprietorship pro·pri'e·tor·ship' n.

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