ownership

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.

   Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly. […] It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership.

2. 2
   noun

   Responsibility for or control over something.

   The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of having and controlling property

4. 4
   noun

   the relation of an owner to the thing possessed

5. 5
   noun

   the state or fact of being an owner

Etymology

From owner + -ship.