pensionary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the beneficiary of a pension fund
    pensioner.
  2. noun a person who works only for money
    hireling.

WordNet

Pen"sion*a*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. Donne.
  2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.
Pen"sion*a*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. F. pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.
Wordforms
plural Pensionaries
Definitions
  1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. E. Hall.
  2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.

Webster 1913