pensionaries

Variant of pensionary

pensionary definition

pen·sion·ary (pen′s̸hə ner′ē)

adjective

  1. of or constituting a pension
  2. receiving a pension
  3. dependent; hireling

Etymology: ML pensionarius

noun pl. pensionaries -·ar′·ies

  1. a pensioner
  2. a hireling

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