Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Early in his reign, Yadavindra had pensioned off the young princes' mothers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Naturally, her father had always thought very highly of this person and had pensioned him.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by William Healy
At the age of fifty-four, consumption and the bankruptcy of the Opéra Comique, and the expulsion of the king who had pensioned him, broke down his health.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes
Champlain returned to France and again related to Henry IV.—who had previously learned his worth and had pensioned him—his exciting adventures.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
