pensionary
pensionary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.
- 2.One who receives a pension; a pensioner. E. Hall.
- 3.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accept
- acceptance
- accipient
- accrue
- acquire
- acquisition
- admission
- admit
- almsman
- assignee
- beneficiary
- bestow
- catch
- come
- devisee
- donee
- fall
- feoffee
- give
- given
- grantee
- hand
- have
- income
- into
- introduction
- legatary
- legatee
- lessee
- lot
- not
- off
- one
- pass
- pensioner
- purse
- put
- receipt
- receive
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is pensionary.
- What is consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance called?
- What is one who receives a pension; a pensioner. E. Hall called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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