SINCE 1828
proprietarian
noun
pro·pri·e·tar·i·an
| \ prəˌprīəˈta(a)rēən\
plural -s
Definition of proprietarian
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: an advocate of proprietary government
proprietarian
adjectiveDefinition of proprietarian (Entry 2 of 2)
: relating to or belonging to or characteristic of the propertied class
—opposed to proletarian
sending proletarian winners of scholarships to proprietarian public schools … and absorbing them into the service of the capitalist class— G. B. Shaw
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