1. the quality or state of being colonial; the characteristics, attitudes, or conditions associated with colonialism or colonial rule
Usage: abstract noun; often used in academic or historical contexts

Examples

• The colonialness of the architecture reflected the region's history under foreign rule.
• Scholars debated the colonialness of the administrative structures left behind after independence.
• The museum exhibit explored the colonialness embedded in the nation's legal system.
• Post-colonial writers often grapple with the colonialness of the language they inherited.
• The colonialness of the economic policies persisted long after the colonial period ended.