charter colony
noun American History.
a colony, as Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island, chartered to an individual, trading company, etc., by the British crown.Compare royal colony(def 2).
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Origin of charter colony
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby charter colony
chart., chart. cerat., charta, chartaceous, charter, charter colony, charter member, charter of rights, charter party, charter school, chartered
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British Dictionary definitions for charter colony
charter colony
noun
US history a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown
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