proprietary colony

proprietary-colony的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of certain early North American colonies, such as Carolina and Pennsylvania, organized in the 17th century in territories granted by the English Crown to one or more proprietors who had full governing rights.
特许殖民地：北美洲的某些早期殖民地，如卡罗来纳和宾西法尼亚中的任何一个。17世纪时在英国国王特许领主有全部治理权的领域内被组建起来