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What is another word for Pensionaries?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛnʃənəɹiz] (IPA)

Pensionaries is a word that refers to someone who receives a pension or retirement benefits from their employer or government. There are several other synonyms for this word that can be used interchangeably, such as pensioners, retirees, elderly, senior citizens, and golden agers. Pensioners is the most common synonym, used widely in everyday language. Retirees also refers to someone who has stopped working and is now receiving a pension from their employer. Elderly, senior citizens, and golden agers refer to individuals who are over a certain age and have retired. Regardless of the specific synonym chosen, all these words refer to someone who has retired and is receiving benefits.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Where do we read of such a numerous crew of upstart Emperors, Kings, grand Pensionaries, directors, Imperial Highnesses, Princes, Field-marshals, generals, Senators, Ministers, governors, Cardinals, etc.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
Since the beginning of the last century we read, indeed, of some able statesmen, as most, if not all, the former grand Pensionaries have been; but the name of no warrior of any great eminence is recorded.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
The jurisconsults, called Pensionaries, who assisted the municipal authorities, received, however, a modest salary, never exceeding 1500 florins a year.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1609"
John Lothrop Motley

Related words: pensionaries of the church, pensionaries of the clergy, pensionaries of the church of england, pensionaries of the cluniac order, pensionaries of the reformed church

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