Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, a.

1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. --Donne.

2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Pensionaries. [Cf. F. pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.]

1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.

2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.

Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)