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privy purse

n (often capitals)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. (in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list

b. (in other countries) a similar sum of money for the monarch

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses Full name Keeper of the Privy Purse

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Noun

privy purse - allowance for a monarch's personal expenses

allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

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