CHARTER COLONY


Meaning of CHARTER COLONY in English

Amer. Hist.

a colony, as Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island, chartered to an individual, trading company, etc., by the British crown. Cf. royal colony (def. 2).

[ 1760-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .