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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Crown colony

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01 A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appo…
  1. 1.
    A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.