paymaster
noun
a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.
paymastership
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a word derived from
paymaster.
Example Sentences
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In 1680 he resigned the paymastership and was made first commissioner of horse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
It should be mentioned, however, that Dutens met her in France some time during Pitt's paymastership, and51 gives us a picture of her, which also throws light on William's strong family affection.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
Sir Charles Williams, who has resigned the paymastership of the marines, is talked of for going to Berlin, but it is not yet done.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Peter Cunningham
