owner

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OWNER, noun The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. The ox knoweth his owner Isaiah 1:3. The centurion believed the master and owner of the ship. Acts 27:11.
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