king's bounty
Americannoun
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She had bought the estate of Maintenon out of the king's bounty.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
Sire," she said, "this poor man claims king's bounty for his three sets of triplets.
From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward
"You wild soul!" he said; "Would you starve then, rather than accept a king's bounty?"
From Temporal Power by Corelli, Marie
He, however, consented to the bestowal of a portion of the king’s bounty for a couple of years on Mrs Hunter and her two surviving children.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
From far and near came beggars in hundreds, to partake of the king's bounty, and Hagag stood among them, with his blind companions, in the courtyard of the palace waiting for his majesty to appear.
From Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Aronson, Sol
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