pensionary

English

Etymology

pension +‎ -ary

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.

Derived terms

• grand pensionary

Adjective

pensionary (not comparable)

1. maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
   • 1633, John Donne, Elegy I: Jealousy:

     pensionary spies

2. pertaining to a pension

   a pensionary provision for maintenance