distributorship

[ dih-strib-yuh-ter-ship ]

noun

, Commerce.

1. a franchise held by a distributor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of distributorship¹

First recorded in 1815–25; distributor + -ship

Example Sentences

Jesse Jackson [Sr.] dropped plans to boycott Anheuser-Busch only after two of his sons were awarded a beer distributorship.

From The Daily Beast

His second son has succeeded him in his stamp-distributorship.

From Project Gutenberg