crown land
Americannoun
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land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.
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Also crownland one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.
noun
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(in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
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public land in some dominions of the Commonwealth
Etymology
Origin of crown land
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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“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
True; but when the lot of crown land was put up for sale, it was sure to be purchased and shut up by somebody.
From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love
Lastly again there was the crown land, out of which the king got his revenue.
From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup
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