crown land


noun

land belonging to the crown, the revenue of which goes to the reigning sovereign.
Also crown·land. one of the administrative divisions of the former empire of Austria-Hungary.

Origin of crown land

First recorded in 1615–25

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British Dictionary definitions for crown land

crown land

noun

(in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
public land in some dominions of the Commonwealth