pensionary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pensionary	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for pensionary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pensionary n the beneficiary of a pension fund [syn: pensioner, pensionary] a person who works only for money Synonym(s): hireling, pensionary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pensionary \Pen"sionary\, a. 1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. --Donne. 2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pensionary \Pen"sionary\, 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.