What is one who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill called?
proprietor — One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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