Pensioner

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One who is supported by the bounty of another or by a pension.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. The head of one of the Inns of Court, otherwise the Treasurer. Pension was used to designate meetings of the Benchers in Gray’s Inn.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another; a dependent. It is usually applied (in a public sense) to those who receive pensions or annuities from government, who are chiefly such as have retired from places of honor and emolument. Jacob. Persons making periodical payments are sometimes so called. Thus, resident undergraduates of the university of Cambridge, who are not on the foundation of any college, are spoken of as "pensioners." Mozley & Whitley.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government.