royalizationn.
/ˌrɔɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɔɪ(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌrɔɪ(ə)laɪˈzeɪʃən/ Conversion to royalism; the action or process of putting under the control of the Crown.
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1833 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 66 The revocation of the fatal ordonnances, (a measure followed by momentary re-royalization in the army!).]
1881 G. Saintsbury Dryden 13 The complete royalization of nearly the whole people.
1934 Amer. Hist. Rev. 39 724 Next the board took up its favorite old topic, the evils resulting from the continuance of corporate and proprietary governments, and urged once more the desirability of royalization.
1964 J. J. Malone Pine Trees & Polit. 22 The Board intended to use such evidence to support their great goal of obtaining a complete ‘royalization’ of the colonies.
1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 June 50/1 But by 1764 he was back in London once again lobbying for the royalization of Pennsylvania.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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