Medieval Glossary

Proprietor

Someone who owns or has a legal title to something, such as land or a business establishment. Landholders of the Middle Ages were proprietors, as were craftsmen that owned shops.

Related term(s): Landholder; Gentry; Craftsman; Yeoman
Category: Government and Law
Added: 09.05.04
Last modified: 08.07.05

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