| 单词 | royal borough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoyal Borough Royal Borough n. any one of four English boroughs that have a royal connection; used chiefly in their official titles.The Royal Boroughs are Kensington and Chelsea (formerly Kensington), Kingston upon Thames, Windsor and Maidenhead (formerly Windsor), and (since 2012) Greenwich. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > borough burrows-townc1175 mayor-town1375 boroughc1380 borough-town1382 burghc1425 corporate town1478 royal burgh1591 county borough1708 municipality1790 Royal Borough1805 county1888 1805 Sporting Mag. May 81/1 I left the pretty village of Datchet on my right,..passed through the little park, and after a ramble of near thirty miles, entered the royal borough of Windsor. 1897 Private Life of Queen xxvii. 226 Our Queen..gave the plot of land..to the people of the ‘Royal Borough’ [of Windsor] for a recreation ground. 1901 London Gaz. 19 Nov. 7472/2 The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed..granting the title ‘Royal’ to the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington, and ordaining and declaring that the said Borough shall henceforth be called and styled the ‘Royal Borough of Kensington’. 1930 G. B. Shaw Apple Cart ii. 75 It is my intention to offer myself to the Royal Borough of Windsor as a candidate at the forthcoming General Election. 1976 Equals Dec. 8/1 She is one of four Conservative councillors for the St. Mary's ward of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. 2003 Daily Tel. 11 Sept. 28/8 The stated aim..was to observe in their natural environment some of the ‘millionaires, nobility and fashionistas that inhabit the über-glamorous social scene’ in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. < as lemmas |
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