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pensionary

pensionary noun: one who receives a pension; a pensioner.

Noun

pensionary (plural pensionaries)

  1. one who receives a pension; a pensioner
  2. (historical) A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.

Adjective

pensionary (not comparable)

  1. maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
    • pensionary spies1633, John Donne, Elegy I: Jealousy
  2. pertaining to a pension
    • a pensionary provision for maintenance

Forms of pensionary

pluralpensionaries

Origin of pensionary

From pension + -ary.

Words formed from pensionary

Questions about pensionary

What does pensionary mean?
Pensionary means one who receives a pension; a pensioner.
What part of speech is pensionary?
Pensionary can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of pensionary?
The plural of pensionary is pensionaries.

Words near pensionary in the dictionary

  1. pension off
  2. pension plan
  3. pensionable
  4. pensionably
  5. pensionaries
  6. pensionary
  7. pensione
  8. pensioned
  9. pensioned off
  10. pensionee
  11. pensioneering

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