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Pensionary
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. E. Hall.
2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland. Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. Donne.
2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.