In receipt of a pension or bounty; in the pay of another; (hence) mercenary, venal. Now only in Pensionary Parliament n. at compounds.
| 单词 | θ170838 |
| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [adjective] > hireling (2) pensionary1548 In receipt of a pension or bounty; in the pay of another; (hence) mercenary, venal. Now only in Pensionary Parliament n. at compounds. hireling1587 Characteristic of or pertaining to a hireling; serving for hire or wages; to be had for hire; mercenary. (Usually opprobrious.) |
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