proprietorship
noun/prəˈpraɪətəʃɪp/
/prəˈpraɪətərʃɪp/
[uncountable] (formal)- the fact or state of being the owner of a business, a hotel, etc.
- Under his proprietorship the Journal continued to prosper.
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