 | John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1767 - 294 pages
...recourfe to, for the trueft literary information on this fubjedt His definition then of a penfion is, an allowance made to any one, without an equivalent....England it is generally underftood to mean pay given to a ftate hireling for treafon to his country. And under the word penfioner we read, i . one who is fupported... | |
 | John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1769 - 544 pages
...recourfe to, for the trueft literary information on this fubjecl:. His difinition then of a pen/ion is, an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally under/load to mean pay given to a Jlate hireling for treajon to his country. And under the word pen/loner... | |
 | John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1769 - 284 pages
...the'trueft'literary information on this fubjedll His definition then of a penfton is, an alk,wancc made to any one, without an equivalent. In England it is generally untterfioed to mean fay given to a ftate hireling far treajon to bis country. And under the word penfioner... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - English language - 1774 - 240 pages
...deir fpecial affaire. I confult de grand DiiU.onaire ,of dis Dofteur J.-TT— n, and I fee *PENSION. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally .linderftood to mean pay given to a ftate hireling for tteafon. to his. country.- PEN.SIONE^. A flaye... | |
 | John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1777 - 162 pages
...ever read. His Lord/hip's nice, exquifitc judg•j Penfion. nf \_f>enfion, Fr.] An allowance ma'le to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally underftood to mean pay given to a fate hireling fcr treafen to bis country. Pen/toner, nf [from penfion] i. One who is fup. ported... | |
 | John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1786 - 460 pages
...The fame abufive, bafe, abandoned thing, When pilloried, or ptnjimid by a king. *'Ptnfan, nf [pinfan, Fr.] An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a /ale b'lrel-.ag for treaj'in to hit country. Ftuftntr. nf [from pinfoti]... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...togeder, in dis country. Bcgar I will go fee dis marvielle. Veil I go to the cabaret at tie '* Penfion. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent....England it is generally underftood to mean pay given to a ftatc hireling fur treafoh to his country. Penfioner. A flave of ftate, hired by a ftipcnd. to obey... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...published in 1678. A v pensioner or bride [bribed} person is rendered Mrrcenarius. ^* " ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...edition, published in 1678. A pensioner or bride [bribed} person is rendered Afercenarius. * ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...philological labours. Thus he had given the following definitions in his Dictionary : Pension. — An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England, it is generally understood to mean pay given to, a state hireling for treason to his country. Pensioner. — 1. One... | |
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PENSION [an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country}. 
