proprietorship, proprietary
(noun) an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proprietorship (plural proprietorships)
The state of being a proprietor; ownership
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pri"e*tor*ship, n.
Definition: The state of being proprietor; ownership.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
