DCHP-3

pre-Confederation

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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adj. or attrib.

relating to the period prior to 1867, when Confederation was established.

Quotations

1882-1898
[He] wants to know how come John Robarts calls himself Prime Minister instead of Premier of Ontario (because pre-Confederation practice sanctions it).
1899
When one observes how slight is the knowledge of the present-day school-boy regarding the public men of the pre-Confederation period, it is possible to estimate the mystery which will surround some of the township names in northern Ontario half a century after the completion of the surveyor's work.