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

Noun Inflected Forms

• receivers general
  plural

Etymology

Origin of receiver general

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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receiver general

The receiver general is to sell the public tobacco, collect and receive the money, make the account thereof, and pay it out again by the king's order.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

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

They also authorised the receiver general to borrow one hundred thousand pounds on the credit of the colony, and to issue securities for the re-payment thereof, bearing an interest of six per centum per annum.

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

The present receiver general is James Roscow, esq.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

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