crown land

noun

1. land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.
2. Also crownland. one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.

crown land

noun

1. (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
2. public land in some dominions of the Commonwealth

Word History and Origins

Origin of crown land¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Ga-lish´i-a, crown land of Austria, on the north side of the Carpathians.

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In various parts of the Colony blocks of Crown land were taken and divided into allotments of from twenty to fifty acres.

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In addition to these Crown Land revenues other sums were voted as required.

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Chief among them were the millions of acres of so-called "unalienated" or Crown land in Southern Rhodesia.

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True; but when the lot of crown land was put up for sale, it was sure to be purchased and shut up by somebody.

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