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Definition of Pensioners
1. pensioner [n] - See also: pensioner
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pensioners
Literary usage of Pensioners
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"Upon the whole, how many cabins of pensioners are occupied by ... Is there any
objection for want of room for the pensioners?—There is certainly room ..."
2. Army and Navy Pension Laws, and Bounty Land Laws of the United States by Ferdinand Moulton (1852)
"[Laws of the US, Pamphlet Edition for 1832.] CHAP. 233. An act for the relief of
the invalid pensioners of the United States. APPROVED, JULY 14, 1832. SEC. ..."
3. The Military Laws of the United States: Relating to the Army, Volunteers by United States, John F. Callan (1868)
"That an act entitled " An act2 regulating the payments to invalid pensioners,"
approved the 3d day of March, 1819, he, and the same is ..."
4. A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain & Ireland, Or, a by Robert Beatson (1806)
"The band of Gentlemen Pensioners was instituted by King Henry VIII. in 1509.
It consists of forty gentlemen, who are entitled ..."
5. Laws of the United States Governing the Granting of Army and Navy Pensions by United States, United States Pension Bureau (1912)
"... any and all oaths required to be made by pensioners and their j witnesses in
the execution of their vouchers for their charse- pensions free of charge. ..."
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