Crown colony n. A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people.
... be well to remark, that this and succeeding incidents occurred in the old Crown Colony days, before the diamond legislation was as strict as it ... — The Firm of Girdlestone • Arthur Conan Doyle
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