proprietorship

Definition of Proprietorship in English :

1. proprietary, proprietorship

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proprietorship

noun

1.

an owner of an unincorporated business enterprise

2.

a person enjoying exclusive right of ownership to some property

3. US history

a governor or body of governors of a proprietary colony

noun

1.

a person who has a legal title or exclusive right to some property; owner

2. US

the owner of a proprietary colony

3.

one who owns and operates a business establishment

n.

1. One who has legal title to something; an owner.

2. One who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.