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receivers-general

receivers-general is the plural of receiver-general.

Meaning of receiver-general

Noun

receiver-general (plural receivers-general)

  1. An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.
    • This nobleman communicated the circumstances of the case to the minister, and in a day or two our candidate found credit with the receiver-general of the county, who lent him twelve hundred pounds on his personal note, payable on demand.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about receivers-general

What is receivers-general the plural of?
Receivers-general is the plural of receiver-general.

Words near receivers-general in the dictionary

  1. receiver
  2. receiver general
  3. receiver-general
  4. receiverless
  5. receivers
  6. receivers-general
  7. receivership
  8. receiverships
  9. receives
  10. receivest
  11. receiveth

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