receiver general

American  

noun

receivers general plural

1. a public official in charge of the government's treasury.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• receivers general
  plural

Etymology

Origin of receiver general

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Omitting that of the governor general, the highest salary in Canada was that of the receiver general which was �1000 a year.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir

Faith was appointed receiver general, and her hands were full of amusement as well as business.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

The colony having no treasurer, its revenue came into the hands of the receiver general for the crown, whence it was drawn by a warrant from the governor.

From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John

Several proprietors, during that period, had offered payment to the acting receiver general, by whom they were informed that he had no authority to receive it.

From History of Prince Edward Island by Campbell, Duncan

Edward III. first forbade the payment; but it soon after returned, and continued till the time of Henry VIII., when Polydore Virgil resided here as the Pope's receiver general.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 577, July 7, 1827 by Various