receiver general

noun

plural

receivers general 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of receiver general¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Nathaniel Coffin was the last Receiver General and Cashier of his Majesty's Customs at the Port of Boston, he was an addressor of Hutchinson in 1774 and of Gage in 1775.

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I am still to give you an Account of M. Hogendorp, Receiver General of the State, an Office which in this Country, as well as elsewhere, is liable to Envy, and exposes him that exercises it, to the Censure of the Public.

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The cheque is to be drawn as follows: "Pay to the Postmaster of ... for deposit to credit of Receiver General."

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

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During the term, petitions were presented to the grand jury, complaining of the conduct of the acting receiver general and his deputies, and true bills were found against the latter; but no trial took place in consequence of the interference of the governor.

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