Proprietress (8)
I believe the answer is:
landlady
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">proprietress</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for landlady that I've seen before include "Woman with tenants, or a pub" , "Woman letting out a property or rooms" , "Lodging keeper" , "Mistress of an inn" , "country-woman" .)