n. The state of having complete legal control of the status of something.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being an owner; the right by which a thing belongs specifically to some person or body; proprietorship; possession as an owner or proprietor. See owner.
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n. the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
n. the state or fact of being an owner
n. the act of having and controlling property
Word Usage
"Their ownership is evidenced by actual paper shares, and is portable, such that they retain ownership anywhere they live, even overseas."