king's highway

American  

Or King's highway,

noun

British.

1. a highway built by the national government.

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king's highway British  

noun

1. (in Britain, esp when the sovereign is male) any public road or right of way

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Example Sentences

There was an old woman, as I've heard tell, She went to market her eggs for to sell; She went to market all on a market-day, And she fell asleep on the king's highway.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

There was an old woman, as I've heard tell, She went to market her eggs for to sell; She went to market all on a market day; And she fell asleep on the king's highway.

From The Children's Garland from the Best Poets by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton

But San�tan from Pray�g went to Mathura by the king's highway, and so missed Rup, who had taken a different route, as Subuddhi Ray told San�tan on his arrival at Mathura.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

So on it went capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks, Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

Rode round the site of ancient Jericho, of which nothing remains but some portions of the king's highway.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe