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Webster 1913 Edition

Pensioner

Pen′sion-er

,
Noun.
1.
One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent.
The fickle
pensioners
of Morpheus’ train.
Milton.
Old
pensioners
. . . of Chelsea Hospital.
Macaulay.
2.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
3.
[Cf. F.
pensionnaire
one who pays for his board. Cf.
Pensionary
,
Noun.
]
In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; – corresponding to
commoner
at Oxford.
Ld. Lytton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pensioner

PEN'SIONER

,
Noun.
One to whom an annual sum of money is paid by government in consideration of past services.
1.
One who receives an annual allowance for services.
2.
A dependant.
3.
In the university of Cambridge, and in that of Dublin, an undergraduate or bachelor of arts who lives at his own expense.
4.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend on the king of England, and receive a pension or an annual allowance of a hundred pounds. This band was instituted by Henry VII. Their duty is to guard the king's person in his own house.

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