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military township Hist. 
in colonial times, a township made up of concessions which were granted to disbanded soldiers.
- 1829 . . . when the . . . Duke of Richmond . . . came up the Ottawa River to establish his military townships, he was perfectly surprised to meet with such a neat furnished cabin in the heart of the wilderness.
- 1829 . . . when the . . . Duke of Richmond . . . came up the Ottawa River to establish his military townships, he was perfectly surprised to meet with such a neat furnished cabin in the heart of the wilderness.