receiver general
noun,plural receivers general.
a public official in charge of the government's treasury.
Origin of receiver general
1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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How to use receiver general in a sentence
In 1813, at the age of sixteen, she married M. Firmiani, receiver-general in the department of Montenotte.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe two women often talked together; the receiver general's wife found Jeanne very simple and very ignorant.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceHe was allowed an agent in each district to collect the rents which were then turned in at stated periods to the receiver general.
McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 | Cyrus MacmillanThe receiver-general, he was told, had not four crowns in his chest.
Joan of Arc | Laura E. RichardsOmitting that of the governor general, the highest salary in Canada was that of the receiver general which was 1000 a year.
The History of the Post Office in British North America | William Smith
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