civil list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Before the Sovereign Grant was introduced, state funding for the monarchy came through a mix of grants, government department spending and a "civil list" payment.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
I still think the royals are a large waste of public money but at least they are paying some taxes now and the civil list has been heavily pruned - both of which are right.
From BBC ● May 16, 2012
But the inflation rate has fallen further since 2000, and the Queen is still £14m plus in the black on the civil list account.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
Buckingham Palace made clear last summer that it would be looking for an increase when the £7.9m annual civil list payment, which is set every 10 years, comes up for renewal in three weeks' time.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
The revenues from which the civil list had been defrayed were henceforward to be carried into, and made part of, the aggregate fund.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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