chasse gardée

[ shas gar-dey ]

noun

, French.

, plural chasses gar·dées [sh, a, s g, a, r, -, dey].

1. a private hunting preserve.
2. private grounds.

Example Sentences

France for decades regarded its former colony, which gained independence in 1960, as part of its “chasse gardée” — or private reserve — in Africa.

From New York Times