Meaning of PENSIONARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'penshu`neree
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- [n] a person who works only for money
- [n] the beneficiary of a pension fund
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| | Synonyms: | | hireling, pensioner |
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| | See Also: | | beneficiary, donee, employee, old-age pensioner | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pen"sion*a*ry\, a.
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\, n.; 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.
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