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单词 privy purse
释义

privy purse

noun

: an allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That wealth used to belong to the Crown—the institution, not the ruler—but Vajiralongkorn took control of the privy purse in 2018. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2020 And up until 1971, the former royal families were paid a privy purse -- compensation from the central government for their loss of status. Esha Mitra And Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 7 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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