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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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one of a number of proposed land grants in Prince Edward Island, the recipients of which were to have baronial rights and obligations.

See: barony(def. 3)

Quotations

1765

For yourself, you may be assured of your Hundred, as formerly intended, if I have anything to do in the direction of the affair,--which probably I shall have in the same mode and manner.

1875

Each Hundred was to have a fair four times a year, and a market twice in every week.

1886

Each hundred or barony was to consist of somewhat less than eight square miles, and the lord of each was bound to erect and forever maintain a castle or blockhouse as the capital seat of his property, and as a place of retreat and rendezvous for the settlers.

1965

Each hundred would be protected by a castle armed with cannon.