Definition of British crown

1. Noun. The symbol of the power of the British monarchy. "Members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"

Generic synonyms: Crown

Lexicographical Neighbors of British Crown

Britcoms
Brith
Brithenig
Briticism
Briticisms
British
British Approved Name
British Asian
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Cabinet
British Central Africa
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Columbians
British Commonwealth
British Crown
British Crown dependency
British East India Company
British Empire
British English
British Guiana
British Honduras
British House of Commons
British House of Lords
British Imperial System
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Longhair
British Longhairs
British Pakistani

Literary usage of British crown

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Government of the British Empire by Edward Jenks (1918)
"... though not the only reason, why the dominions of the british crown have received the somewhat misleading name of " Empire " is, that they comprise a ..."

2. The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign by James Stuart Murray Anderson (1856)
"... and restored to them, at the beginning of the present century, became finally a possession of the british crown, by capitulation, in 1803. ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"It treated the colonies as States, and simply absolved them from allegiance to the british crown, and all political connection with Great Britain. ..."

4. Commentaries Upon Martial Law: With Special Reference to Its Regulation and by William Francis Finlason, Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1867)
"... it may now be proper to consider its application to the colonies or foreign dominions and dependencies of the british crown (a), in which, ..."

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