单词 | civil list pension |
释义 | > as lemmasCivil List pension Civil List pension n. (originally) any official pension paid by the Civil List (historical); (later) a pension paid by the Consolidated Fund, now esp. one granted by the British monarch on the advice of parliament, in reward for distinction in a branch of the arts, literature, or sciences. ΚΠ 1810 Parl. Reg. III. 615 The lords commissioners..had declared the royal assent to the loan bill, the vote of credit bill, Scotch civil list pension limitation bill,..and several private bills. 1838 Times 21 Aug. 6/1 On this message was founded the act of the 22d of George III. c., c.82, for the regulation of the civil list. The 19th section of this act provided, that all civil list pensions should be paid in future at the Exchequer. 1949 D. Thomas Let. 8 May (1987) 705 Include my name in the list of those who are supporting the appeal to the Prime Minister for a Civil List Pension to be awarded to Huw Menai. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 11 May 25 In 1972, the Queen awarded him a civil list pension ‘for services to literature and social history’. < as lemmas |
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