royal colony

[ roi-uhl kol-uh-nee ]

noun

1. a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
2. American History. a colony, as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.

Example Sentences

In 1702, all the proprietors surrendered their rights to the crown and New Jersey became a royal colony.

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The proprietorship was limited to twenty-one years, after which the province was to become a royal colony.

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Under the provisions of the charter of 1606 Virginia had been, in all but form, a royal colony.

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So the crafty James resolved to disguise the founding of a royal colony under the guise of a private venture.

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But they found that Virginia, now become a royal colony, had no welcome for them.

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