crown lands

A form of crown land — In Britain and some Commonwealth countries, land that is owned by the state, nominally titled to the reigning King or Queen of England, and whose use and disposition is controlled by a government within that Commonwealth country or by an official representative of the monarch.

Meanings

crown lands1

noun
  1. pluralplural of crown land

Crown lands2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Crown land
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