royal colony
a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
American History. a colony, as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.
- Compare charter colony.
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In 1702, all the proprietors surrendered their rights to the crown and New Jersey became a royal colony.
The Greater Republic | Charles MorrisThe proprietorship was limited to twenty-one years, after which the province was to become a royal colony.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonUnder the provisions of the charter of 1606 Virginia had been, in all but form, a royal colony.
Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 | Thomas J. WertenbakerSo the crafty James resolved to disguise the founding of a royal colony under the guise of a private venture.
Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 | Thomas J. WertenbakerBut they found that Virginia, now become a royal colony, had no welcome for them.
A History of American Christianity | Leonard Woolsey Bacon
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