ownership
noun
the state or fact of being an owner.
self-ownership
-
a word derived from
ownership.
Example Sentences
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It is something else: call it self-ownership, where destiny is assumed as a personal responsibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Certainly he must take responsibility for leading the Pac-12 down the path to self-ownership and signing that 12-year ESPN-Fox deal that left the conference unable to adjust to a changing media environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
“Man in the Arena” is, of course, another form of self-ownership for Brady.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022
By showing how Erin’s experiences extend beyond her own life, Abrams invites the reader to participate in an imagined community dedicated to self-ownership and mutual support.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2018
Even Ibsen's women, so subtly feminine in so many ways, are forever revealing themselves virile in their self-assertion, in their claim to self-ownership.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Brander Matthews
