proprietary colony

NOUN
18 LETTERS · 7 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

proprietary colony is a valid 18-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1P3R1I1E1T1A1R1Y4C3O1L1O1N1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =29 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87
MEANING

What does proprietary colony mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century).