Pensioner

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1. Noun

One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent.

2. Noun

One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of ?150 and two horses.

3. Noun

In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford.
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