donation land

Land granted from the public domain to an individual as a gift, usu. as a reward for services or to encourage settlement in a remote area.

• The term was initially used in Pennsylvania to reward Revolutionary War soldiers. Cf. certificate land. [Cases: Public Lands 45. C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 67–70.]

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