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Webster 1913 Edition

Pensionary

Pen′sion-a-ry

,
Adj.
1.
Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension;
as,
pensionary
spies
.
Donne.
2.
Consisting of a pension;
as, a
pensionary
provision for maintenance
.

Pen′sion-a-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Pensionaries
(#)
.
[Cf. F.
pensionnaire
. Cf.
Pensioner
.]
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 1828 Edition

Pensionary

PEN'SIONARY

,
Adj.
Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as pensionary spies.
1.
Consisting in a pension; as a pensionary provision for maintenance.

PEN'SIONARY

,
Noun.
A person who receives a pension from government for past services, or a yearly allowance from some prince, company or individual.
1.
The first minister of the states of the province of Holland; also, the first minister of the regency of a city in Holland.

Definition 2024

pensionary

pensionary

English

Noun

pensionary ‎(plural pensionaries)

  1. one who receives a pension; a pensioner
  2. (historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.

Adjective

pensionary ‎(not comparable)

  1. maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
    • John Donne
      pensionary spies
  2. pertaining to a pension
    a pensionary provision for maintenance

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