proprietarian

proprietarian
I. \\prəˌprīəˈta(a)rēən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: proprietary (I) + -an
1. : an advocate of proprietary government
2. [propriety + -arian] : a stickler for the proprieties
II. \\ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from proprietariat, after English proletariat : proletarian
: 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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