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Word: Pensionary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (in sense ‘paying a pension’): from pension + -ary, after medieval Latin pensionarius ‘paying a pension’
Definition:
a leading town official in the Netherlands during the 14th–18th centuries.
Short Definition:leading town official in the Netherlands during the 14th–18th centuries
Definition:
a person who receives a pension
Short Definition:person who receives pension
Examples:- she was a pensionary of the family
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