Crown land

Crown land
noun
land that belongs to the Crown
• Hypernyms: ↑estate, ↑land, ↑landed estate, ↑acres, ↑demesne

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noun
1. : land belonging to the crown and yielding revenues that the reigning sovereign is entitled to : the crown's domain or estate

the conqueror inherited from his … predecessors a considerable revenue, derived in the main from crown lands — F.M.Stenton

2. : public land in some British dominions or colonies

crown lands of Australia

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1. land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.
2. Also, crownland. one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.
[1615-25]

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crown land noun
1. Land belonging to the crown or sovereign
2. Land under control of the state in some countries and colonies of the Commonwealth
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Main Entry: ↑crown

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crown land,
1. land belonging to a crown. The reigning king or queen or certain members of their family are entitled to receive the revenue from it. »

Before the surrender of the crown lands the Monarchy used to pay for certain services that are now part of the budget (Sunday Times).

2. one of the major administrative provinces of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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n. also Crown lands land belonging to the British Crown
■ land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Crown land — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crown land — n. 1. land owned by the crown, the income from which (or, in Britain, a fixed payment by Parliament in place of it) goes to the reigning monarch 2. land under control of the government in certain countries and colonies of the Commonwealth …   English World dictionary

  • crown land — crown′ land n. gov land belonging to the crown, the revenues from which go to the reigning sovereign • Etymology: 1615–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • Crown land — In Commonwealth realms, Crown land is an area belonging to the monarch ( the Crown ), the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it. In the United Kingdom and during the British Empire, the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Crown Land — Kronland (engl. crown land) bezeichnet in Kanada jene Landflächen, die entweder als Bundesterritorien der Zentralregierung unterstehen (Yukon Territorium, Nordwest Territorien und Nunavut; 41% des Landes) oder auf dem Gebiet einer der zehn… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • crown land — 1. land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign. 2. Also, crownland. one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria Hungary. [1615 25] * * * ▪ British land tenure       in Great Britain,… …   Universalium

  • crown land — noun Date: 1613 1. land belonging to the crown and yielding revenues that the reigning sovereign is entitled to 2. public land in some British dominions or colonies …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Crown land — /kraʊn ˈlænd/ (say krown land) noun (sometimes lower case) land belonging to the government …  

  • crown-land — …   Useful english dictionary

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