Paymaster Generaln.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/,

/ˈpeɪˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ˈpeɪˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪˌmæstər ˈdʒɛnər(ə)l/,

/ˈpeɪˌmæstər ˈdʒɛnr(ə)l/

Inflections: Plural Paymasters General.

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paymaster n., general adj.

Etymology: < paymaster n. + general adj.

Originally: the official in overall charge of disbursements for any organization or area encompassing several smaller units. From 1835 (more fully HM Paymaster General): the head of the office which acts as the paying agent of the British Government, formally authorizing the payment of wages, pensions, etc. Hence: an official with similar responsibilities in another country or jurisdiction.The role of the Paymaster General has varied with different governments, and new areas of responsibility may be assigned by the Prime Minister. The Paymaster General is sometimes a cabinet minister and sometimes has non-Treasury ministerial responsibility assigned to him. The paymaster (financial) functions are performed by a separate team of Treasury officials.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials

chamberlain1415

teller1434

under-treasurer1447

treasurer of the king's warsc1450

vice-treasurer1541

chequer-man?1577

Clerk of the Pellsa1603

treasurer at wars1617

fiscal1652

quaestor1673

underteller1694

First Lord of the Treasury1698

Paymaster General1698

melter1758

treasurer1790

First Lord1855

apposer-

1698 J. Savage Hist. Poland II. ii. 76 Camp-Notaries are Pay-Masters General for the Army both of the Kingdom and great Dutchy.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3825/3 Receiver and Paymaster-General of Her Majesty's Forces.

1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. p. x Then we find him styl'd in Inscriptions, Præfect of the Military Treasury, or Pay-Master General.

1846 S. Sharpe Hist. Egypt ix. 307 Auletes..at first gave Rabirius..the office of royal diœcetes, or paymaster-general.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. vii. 697 All payments for civil salaries, allowances, and incidental charges payable in England, and all payments for the army, navy, and ordnance, are made upon the special authority of the Treasury by the Paymaster-General.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 123/1 The office was abolished by the Chancery Funds Act 1872, and the duties transferred to the paymaster-general.

1947 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 32 21 A letter from the Massachusetts Senator to the Secretary of War, on April 10, 1864, resulted in an order, two days later, to the Paymaster General to compensate the Surgeon ‘according to his rank’.

1998 Independent 11 Feb. i. 22/5 The Paymaster General..disclosed that 30 schemes worth £1.5bn had been signed off by the Treasury's private finance taskforce since..last May.

Derivatives

ˌPaymaster-ˈGeneralship n. the position or office of Paymaster General.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials > office of

Clerk of the Pellsa1603

Paymaster-Generalship1880

1880 E. W. Hamilton Diary 1 May (1972) I. 6 Lord Wolverton is to be given the Paymaster-Generalship in order that he may be formally associated with the Government.

1981 P. Langford Writings & Speeches Edmund Burke II. 451 George Cooke..received a share in the Paymaster Generalship in August 1766 by way of reward for his long service as a follower of Pitt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	paymaster general
释义	Paymaster Generaln. Brit. /ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, /ˈpeɪˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˈpeɪˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˈpeɪˌmæstər ˈdʒɛnər(ə)l/, /ˈpeɪˌmæstər ˈdʒɛnr(ə)l/ Inflections: Plural Paymasters General. Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paymaster n., general adj. Etymology: < paymaster n. + general adj. Originally: the official in overall charge of disbursements for any organization or area encompassing several smaller units. From 1835 (more fully HM Paymaster General): the head of the office which acts as the paying agent of the British Government, formally authorizing the payment of wages, pensions, etc. Hence: an official with similar responsibilities in another country or jurisdiction.The role of the Paymaster General has varied with different governments, and new areas of responsibility may be assigned by the Prime Minister. The Paymaster General is sometimes a cabinet minister and sometimes has non-Treasury ministerial responsibility assigned to him. The paymaster (financial) functions are performed by a separate team of Treasury officials. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials chamberlain1415 teller1434 under-treasurer1447 treasurer of the king's warsc1450 vice-treasurer1541 chequer-man?1577 Clerk of the Pellsa1603 treasurer at wars1617 fiscal1652 quaestor1673 underteller1694 First Lord of the Treasury1698 Paymaster General1698 melter1758 treasurer1790 First Lord1855 apposer- 1698 J. Savage Hist. Poland II. ii. 76 Camp-Notaries are Pay-Masters General for the Army both of the Kingdom and great Dutchy. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3825/3 Receiver and Paymaster-General of Her Majesty's Forces. 1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. p. x Then we find him styl'd in Inscriptions, Præfect of the Military Treasury, or Pay-Master General. 1846 S. Sharpe Hist. Egypt ix. 307 Auletes..at first gave Rabirius..the office of royal diœcetes, or paymaster-general. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. vii. 697 All payments for civil salaries, allowances, and incidental charges payable in England, and all payments for the army, navy, and ordnance, are made upon the special authority of the Treasury by the Paymaster-General. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 123/1 The office was abolished by the Chancery Funds Act 1872, and the duties transferred to the paymaster-general. 1947 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 32 21 A letter from the Massachusetts Senator to the Secretary of War, on April 10, 1864, resulted in an order, two days later, to the Paymaster General to compensate the Surgeon ‘according to his rank’. 1998 Independent 11 Feb. i. 22/5 The Paymaster General..disclosed that 30 schemes worth £1.5bn had been signed off by the Treasury's private finance taskforce since..last May. Derivatives ˌPaymaster-ˈGeneralship n. the position or office of Paymaster General. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials > office of Clerk of the Pellsa1603 Paymaster-Generalship1880 1880 E. W. Hamilton Diary 1 May (1972) I. 6 Lord Wolverton is to be given the Paymaster-Generalship in order that he may be formally associated with the Government. 1981 P. Langford Writings & Speeches Edmund Burke II. 451 George Cooke..received a share in the Paymaster Generalship in August 1766 by way of reward for his long service as a follower of Pitt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1698
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