royal borough

English

Noun

royal borough (plural royal boroughs)

1. A borough, currently only in England, which has been granted a royal charter.
   • 1949 September and October, “Notes and News: The Windsor Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:

     Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.

Related terms

• royal burgh (Scotland)