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proprietary colony
 

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Noun proprietary colony has 1 sense
  1. proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
    --1 is a kind of     colony, settlement

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Proprietary Colony

Definition: A type of colony in which individuals or groups are granted extensive territories and governing rights by the monarch or other higher authority.

Example sentences:

  1. In the 17th century, Maryland was established as a proprietary colony.
  2. The proprietors of Carolina dictated the laws of the proprietary colony.
  3. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a proprietary colony in 1681.

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