As nouns the difference between proprietor and directorship
is that
proprietor is an owner while
directorship is the office of a director; a directorate.
proprietor Noun
( en noun)
An owner.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington
, title= Keeping the mighty honest
, passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position. British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins.}}
A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
(history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.
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Derived terms
* Lord proprietor
* proprietorship
* sole proprietor
Hypernyms
* entrepreneur
Coordinate terms
* partner
See also
* appropriate
* corporation
* proper
* property
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directorship English
Noun
( en noun)
The office of a director; a directorate
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