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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pensionary  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pensionary  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pensionary 
  n  1:  the  beneficiary  of  a  pension  fund  [syn:  {pensioner}] 
  2:  a  person  who  works  only  for  money  [syn:  {hireling}] 




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