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ROYAL CHARTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("royal charter" is a kind of...):
charter (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Instance hyponyms:
Magna Carta; Magna Charta; The Great Charter (the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215)
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