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queen's bounty

American  
Or Queen's bounty,

noun

British.
  1. king's bounty.


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For nine years he enjoyed the queen's bounty, and described with loyal partiality the exploits of English knights.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William