saimniece

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • (female) farmer, landowner; farmer's or landowner's wife; mistress, lady woman who organizes, manages, oversees work (usually by women) in a farm
  • (female) owner or tenant, especially of a small business; wife of the owner of a business; hostess
  • landlady, (female) owner, manager of a place, house, apartment, etc.; the landlord's wife)
  • (female) owner, mistress, boss woman who has the right to use a certain space, room, place, etc.
  • owner, mistress (of a pet)
  • (female) owner (of an object)
  • housekeeper, housewife; lady of the house; hostess (of guests
  • mistress, manager, boss, chief woman who runs (an organization or company, an event, etc.

Etymology

Suffix from Latvian saime (household, family), saimnieks (owner, farmer).

Origin

Latvian

saimnieks

Gloss

owner, farmer

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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