PENSIONARY


Meaning of PENSIONARY in English

adj. & n.

adj. of or concerning a pension.

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a pensioner. 2 a creature; a hireling. Grand Pensionary hist. the first minister of Holland and Zealand (1619-1794).

[ med.L pensionarius (as PENSION(1)) ]

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