Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise.

2. (n.) Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.

3. (v. t.) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.

4. (v. t.) To treat with hospitality; to entertain.

5. (v. i.) To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.