Co-lō'ni-al1, a.
[Fr. colonial.] Pertaining to a colony; as, colonial government. “A passion for colonial traffic.” Macaulay.
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[Fr. colonial.] Pertaining to a colony; as, colonial government. “A passion for colonial traffic.” Macaulay.
a. [Lat. colonus, husbandman.] Of, or pertaining to, husbandmen. [Obs.]
Colonial services were those which were done by ceorls or socmen (that is, husbandmen) to their lords of all sorts. Spelman.