Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, a.
1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as,
pensionary spies. --Donne.
2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for
maintenance.
Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pensionaries}. [Cf. F.
pensionnaire. Cf. {Pensioner}.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
{Grand pensionary}, the title of the prime minister, or or
president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
Source : WordNet®
pensionary
n 1: the beneficiary of a pension fund [syn: {pensioner}]
2: a person who works only for money [syn: {hireling}]