Meanings
nounproprietorship (countable and uncountable, plural proprietorships)
plural proprietorships
- countableuncountableThe state of being a proprietor; ownership.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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Origin
- Englishproprietor
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishproprietorship
From proprietor + -ship.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Māori rangatiratanga
- rangatiratangaownership
Polish własność, posiadanie
- własnośćownership
- posiadanieownership
Spanish propietariedad, propriedad (desus.)
- propietariedadownership
- propriedad (desus.)ownership
Cite this entry
APA
proprietorship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietorship
MLA
“proprietorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietorship. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proprietorship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietorship.
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