crown land

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noun

land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.

Also crownland . one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.

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Origin of crown land

First recorded in 1615–25

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How to use crown land in a sentence

Another force penetrated further to the north in the Crownland of Goritz and Gradisca.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
Lussinpiccolo is a town on an island belonging to the Crownland of Istria.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
The name was revived by the constitution of 1861, which established the crownland of Grz and Gradisca.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for crown land (1 of 2)

crownland

/ (ˈkraʊnˌlænd) /

noun

a large administrative division of the former empire of Austria-Hungary

British Dictionary definitions for crown land (2 of 2)

crown land

noun

(in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown

public land in some dominions of the Commonwealth

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