royal colony

[ roi-uhl kol-uh-nee ]

/ ˈrɔɪ əl ˈkɒl ə ni /

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Definition of royal colony

noun

a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.

American History. a colony, as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.

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How to use royal colony in a sentence

He is expected to spend the next few days closeted with lawyers and advisers at his home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park.
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But Sarah Ferguson still lives in the family home, Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, when she is in the U.K.
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The Royal Family has benefited hugely from the American blood in its veins.
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Krivov was sentenced to serve four years at a general regime penal colony for his fight for freedom and human rights.
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Royal Christmases have a rhythm and routine—but this year Will, Kate, and baby George have their own, more relaxed plans.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Hamo in alluding to the early cultivation of tobacco by the colony, says, that John Rolfe was the pioneer tobacco planter.
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The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
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This was in 1616, when the colony numbered only three hundred and fifty-one persons.
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They were never refused, for their recipients looked upon them much in the light of a royal command.
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