HOW TO PRONOUNCE
proprietorship
/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚˌʃɪp/
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What does proprietorship mean?
noun
- The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚˌʃɪp/
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Clara was very quiet at breakfast, but she had a sort of air of proprietorship over him that pleased him infinitely.
“I am glad you have been able to sleep,” he said, taking her hand with anxious proprietorship—an act which gave her a pleasant surprise.
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But I am not concerned with the defense of small proprietorship, but merely with the fact that it exists almost everywhere except in England.
Is A, the proprietor of an estate, entitled by the fact of his proprietorship to take possession of the field belonging to B. his neighbor?
It was furthermore stated that the Museum would be closed for one week, opening March 31st, under the management and proprietorship of its original owner.