civil list en · NOUN
Meanings
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A list of individuals to whom money is paid by the government, originally for expenses supporting the monarch.
The recession also affected the textile industry and in 1868 urban protests forced the government to reduce taxation and cut the royal family's civil list.
2018, David Birmingham, A Concise History of Portugal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| civil lists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |