civil list
noun
(in Britain) the annuities voted by Parliament for the support of the royal household and the royal family
Words nearby civil list
Example sentences from the Web for civil list
Latterly she had a civil-list pension; but, on the whole, she supported herself and her parents by writing.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) |George SaintsburyThe civil-list of the king amounted to more than one-tenth of the whole revenue.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete |John Lothrop Motley