(in the UK) a sum of money given from royal funds to a mother who had had a multiple birth of three or more.
〈史〉（英国）国王赐给一胎多生母亲（指三胞胎或三胞胎以上母亲）的赏钱
Example sentencesExamples
Mum and Dad were going to get the King's bounty, but instead they got the Queen's bounty. It was £3, that was quite a lot in those days.
The King's Bounty of £3 has been granted, we understand, to Mr Pendlebury, insurance agent, Westhoughton, whose wife a few days ago gave birth to triplets.