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proprietary colony
pro·pri·e·tar·y col·o·ny (plural pro·pri·e·tar·y col·o·nies)


noun 
Definition:
 
colony granted with full ownership: a North American colony granted to an individual person or group by the British Crown with full ownership rights
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