单词 | in-pensioner |
释义 | > as lemmasin-pensioner in-pensioner n. Brit. , U.S. chiefly British a pensioner resident in a charitable institution.ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor person in receipt of relief almsmanOE beadsman?1529 almswoman1584 relievant1589 almsbasket mana1634 basket-scrambler1647 pensioner1690 pensionary1753 in-pensioner1761 pauper1775 tax-eater1818 colleger1886 soup-kitchener1907 reliefer1934 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payment in consideration of past service > pensioner stipendiaryc1584 outpensioner1706 pensioner1721 letterman1724 in-pensioner1761 pensionnaire1897 old age pensioner1909 1761 London Chron. 21 June The Independent Companies Abroad: And those who have been In Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 196/2 The office of Comptrollers of Army Accounts is to be abolished, and the in-pensioners of Kilmainham are to be removed to Chelsea. 1894 Daily News 12 Sept. 5/3 It would be very unfair to take the Hospital away from the in-pensioners. 1961 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Mar. 839/1 The infirmary, which cost £200,000, caters for the needs of the acute and chronic sick among the In-pensioners. 2001 Times 7 Nov. ii. 9/1 He has spoken to nine of those exemplars of soldierly spirit, the in-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. < as lemmas |
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