noun
land that belongs to the Crown
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑estate, ↑land, ↑landed estate, ↑acres, ↑demesne
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noun1. : land belonging to the crown and yielding revenues that the reigning sovereign is entitled to : the crown's domain or estate
the conqueror inherited from his … predecessors a considerable revenue, derived in the main from crown lands — F.M.Stenton
2. : public land in some British dominions or colonies
crown lands of Australia
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1. land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.
2. Also, crownland. one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.
[1615-25]
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crown land noun
1. Land belonging to the crown or sovereign
2. Land under control of the state in some countries and colonies of the Commonwealth
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Main Entry: ↑crown
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crown land,
1. land belonging to a crown. The reigning king or queen or certain members of their family are entitled to receive the revenue from it. »
Before the surrender of the crown lands the Monarchy used to pay for certain services that are now part of the budget (Sunday Times).
2. one of the major administrative provinces of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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n. also Crown lands land belonging to the British Crown
■ land belonging to the state in some parts of the Commonwealth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.