Historical. Money to pay for the expense of conducting to the rendezvous at the coast each man furnished by a hundred to serve in the King's…

Short for conduct-money, n. Obsolete.

†(a) (apparently) a gratuity given to soldiers (obsolete); (b) U.S. expenditure on the purchase, maintenance, or repair of machine belts (now rare).

a payment, esp. one exacted from the debtor, made to cover the expenses of troopers in collecting a fine, unpaid taxes, etc.; esp. such a payment…

originally. Subsistence money (given to soldiers in the field, witnesses, prisoners, etc.). Hence, extra pay given to East Indian regiments when on…

Military. See quot. 1816.

An allowance paid to cover the costs of meals and entertaining; spec. a special extra allowance of money made to a high-ranking officer in the…

an allowance granted to a soldier on active service, or (more generally) to any person serving or working away from home.

expenses paid to a soldier on the march; also in extended use.

the additional allowance attached to a command.

= command allowance n.