crown land

American  

noun

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.

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crown land British  

noun

1. (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown

2. public land in some dominions of the Commonwealth

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Etymology

Origin of crown land

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

“Not a gubernia, an eyalet or a crown land, not a part of foreign empires, not a ‘part of the land,’ not a union republic.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

The government strongly denies such accusations and has promised not to sell off any crown land.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2016

Everything else used to be crown land, and now it's government land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 23, 2011

The improvident expenditure of the royal patrimony, the granting the crown land or pensions to unworthy persons, is a frequent ground of complaint.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie

This was crown land at Waialua in ancient times.

From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thrum, Thomas G. (Thomas George)