Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Pensionary

· Pen·sion·a·ry · IPA

01 a. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies.

1.
Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies.
2.
Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.

02 n. One who receives a pension; a pensioner.

pl. Pensionaries ((#))

1.
One who receives a pension; a pensioner.
2.
One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.

Phrases & compounds

Grand pensionary — the title of the prime minister, or or president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.