proprietariat

noun

Etymology

Blend of propriety (“an owned object; a possession”) + proletariat.

  1. derived from *h₂el- — “to grow, nourish
  2. derived from proletārius
  3. borrowed from prolétariat
  4. compounded as proprietariat — “propriety + proletariat

Definitions

  1. People who own property.

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