Paymaster
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An officer of the army or navy whose duty is to keep the pay-accounts and pay the wages of the officers and men. Any official charged with the disbursement of public money.
— Paymaster general. In English law. The officer who makes the various payments out of the public money required for the different departments of the state by issuing drafts on the Bank of England. Sweet. In American law, the officer at the head of the pay corps of the army is so called, also the naval officer holding corresponding office and rank with reference to the pay department of the navy.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
The style or title of an officer charged with making payments; as to the army.