king's bounty
Americannoun
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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
Old servants, who had known the king's bounty and that of his father from the days of their childhood, were not willing to give up the rest of their few days for their sovereign.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
The men on their arrival were attested by a justice of the peace, and received the king's bounty of five guineas.
From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean
Prince de Pons had a pension of 25,000 livres, out of the king's bounty, on which his Majesty was pleased to give 6,000 to Mme. de Marsan, his daughter, Canoness of Remiremont.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
"May it please the king, I have leave of absence from the head captains, and I come to ask a boon of the king's bounty."
From Black Heart and White Heart by Henry Rider Haggard
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