- proprietarian
- I. \\prəˌprīəˈta(a)rēən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: proprietary (I) + -an1. : an advocate of proprietary government2. [propriety + -arian] : a stickler for the proprietiesII. \\ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjectiveEtymology: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.