Found 2 items, similar to Pensionaries.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pensionary
pensionary
n 1: the beneficiary of a pension fund [syn:
pensioner]
2: a person who works only for money [syn:
hireling]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pensionaries
Pensionary
\Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl.
Pensionaries. [Cf. F.
pensionnaire. Cf.
Pensioner.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
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2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
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Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or
president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
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