parent company
Commercial Law
noun
A company or organization which owns or controls a number of subsidiary companies or organizations.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- monocropping
- monocrystal
- monocrystalline
- monocular
- monocularity
- monocularly
- monoculturalism
- monoculture
- monoculturist
- monoculus
- monocycle
- monocyclic
- monocystic
- monocystid
- monocyte
- monocytic
- monocytoid
- monocytosis
- monodactyl
- monodactylous
- monodactyly
- monodeiodinase
- monodeiodinating
- monodeiodination
- monodelphic