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<p>A <b>lord proprietor</b> is a person granted a <a href="page.php?w=royal_charter">royal charter</a> for the establishment and government of an <a href="page.php?w=England">English</a> <a href="page.php?w=colony">colony</a> in the 17th century. The plural of the term is "lords proprietors" or "lords proprietary".</p>

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