Category:Pensioner

Pen"sion*er, n.

1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent. The fickle pensioners of morpheus' train. Milton. Old pensioners. . . of chelsea hospital. Macaulay.

2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or Allowance, of £150 and two horses.

3. Etym: [cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf. Pensionary, n.]

Defn: in the university of cambridge, england, one who pays for his Living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at oxford. Ld. Lytton.