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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Paymaster-general

· Pay·mas·ter-gen·er·al · IPA
01 In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment …
  1. 1.
    In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men.(Mil.) [Outdated]
  2. 2.
    In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet.