king's bounty

American  

noun

British.

1. a grant, given in the royal name, to a mother of triplets.

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Example Sentences

"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 Haggard, Henry Rider

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 Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

You shall feast on king's bounty: No fear of the tabu, all's free.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

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 MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)

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