proprietariat nonce-wd.
(prəʊpraɪɪˈtɛərɪət)
[f. proprietary a., after proletariat.]
The propertied class.
| 1896 G. B. Shaw Rep. Fabian Policy 4 It [sc. the Fabian Society]..does not believe that the moment will ever come when the whole of Socialism will be staked on the issue of a single General Election or a single Bill in the House of Commons, as between the proletariat on one side and the proprietariat on the other. 1928 ― Intelligent Woman's Guide Socialism 223 The Proletariat and the Proprietariat face each other. 1950 ― Farfetched Fables 86 The feudal proprietariat is all for well policed private property. |