单词	proprietorship
释义	proprietorship noun pro·​pri·​e·​tor·​ship prə-ˈprī-ə-tər-ˌship  plural proprietorships 1 : the state or fact of being a proprietor : ownership proprietorship of a medical product proprietorship of a copyright English proprietorship of Dunkirk was brief, because four years later King Charles II sold the port to France for ready cash—five million livres. Niger Calder 2 : something (such as a business) owned by a proprietor Hispanic residents are filling the economic niche of mom-and-pop operations and other small proprietorships … Raymond Hernandez especially : sole proprietorship 3 historical : ownership of a colony (such as one of the original American colonies) that includes full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land Six of the colonies that eventually would form the nation were either founded or came under English rule during that period: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (including Delaware), and North and South Carolina. All were proprietorships: that is, like Maryland they were granted in their entirety to one man or a group of men, who both held title to the soil and controlled the government. Charles II gave these vast American holdings as rewards to the men who had supported him during his years of exile. Mary Beth Norton et al. Word History First Known Use 1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing proprietorship sole proprietorship sole proprietorship Legal Definition proprietorship noun pro·​pri·​e·​tor·​ship 1 : the fact or state of being a proprietor 2 : a business entity consisting of a single owner : sole proprietorship compare corporation, partnership proprietorship noun as in ownership Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ownership possession enjoyment dominion hands control power keeping mastery retention procurement authority claiming confiscation command repossession commandeering collaring Antonyms & Near Antonyms relinquishment surrendering dispossession nonpossession transferal
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