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gentleman-pensioner

[ jen-tl-muhn-pen-shuh-ner ]

noun

, plural gen·tle·men-pen·sion·ers.
  1. (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gentleman-pensioner1

First recorded in 1620–30

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Example Sentences

"Upon a simple solution of the matter," replied the Gentleman-Pensioner.

He was co-opted at Cambridge in 1642 as (apparently) a gentleman pensioner or commoner.

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