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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension;

as,

pensionary

spies

Donne.

Consisting of a pension;

as, a

pensionary

provision for maintenance

Noun.

;

pl.

Pensionaries

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[Cf. F.

pensionnaire

. Cf.

One who receives a pension; a pensioner.

E. Hall.

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.

Adj.

Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as pensionary spies.

Consisting in a pension; as a pensionary provision for maintenance.

Noun.

A person who receives a pension from government for past services, or a yearly allowance from some prince, company or individual.

The first minister of the states of the province of Holland; also, the first minister of the regency of a city in Holland.