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Pensionary is an English word with synonyms like pensioner or beneficiary. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pensionary in a sentence

Pensionary meaning

  1. one who receives a pension; a pensioner
  2. A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.

Synonyms of Pensionary

pensioner beneficiary donee hireling employee

Related words

Other words often associated with Pensionary or its synonyms:

receiver recipient spirituality employer worker

Using Pensionary

  • The main meaning on this page is: one who receives a pension; a pensioner | A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.
  • Useful related words include: pensioner, beneficiary, donee, hireling.
  • In the example corpus, pensionary often appears in combinations such as: the pensionary, grand pensionary.

Context around Pensionary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grand 2×

Often after:

benefits 1× conducted 1×

Sentence patterns with Pensionary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about the pensionary that found 1× as grand pensionary after being 1× as grand pensionary and was 1× from the pensionary 1× of the pensionary was actually 1× than the pensionary benefits received 1× the pensionary conducted his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gaspar fagel replaced 1× johan de witt 1× the constitution of 1× the pensionary conducted 1× ver huell started 1×

Common sentence endings:

corps nearly doubled 1× from the pensionary 1× on 21 june 1× said the report 1× the french press 1× the uitvoerend bewind 1×

Words around Pensionary

Just before it in the word index:

pensionable 13 pension 2.182 pensieve 5 pensiero 5 pensieri 2 penshurst 3

Just after it in the word index:

pensionbee 3 pensione 2 pensioned 9 pensioner 173 pensioners 412 pensions 766

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Pensionary

  • In this selection, "pensionary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grand, benefits and conducted stand out and add context to how "pensionary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the pensionary that found and as grand pensionary after being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pensionary" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pensionary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gaspar Fagel replaced de Witt as Grand Pensionary, and was more friendly to William's interests. (16 words)

There is no other source of income for them other than the pensionary benefits received by Jasbir Kaur, said the report. (21 words)

Johan de Witt had been unable to function as Grand Pensionary after being wounded by an attempt on his life on 21 June. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The constitution of the Pensionary was actually to be maintained with a few minor alterations (the title of raadpensionaris changed to that of King; and the size of the Staatsraad and the legislative corps nearly doubled). (36 words)

The Pensionary conducted his business assisted by a Staatsraad, that resembled the French Conseil d'État more than the old Raad van State, and by Secretaries of State, who resembled the Agenten of the Uitvoerend Bewind. (36 words)

Ver Huell started scheming with his French patrons behind the back of Schimmelpenninck and feeding negative information about the Pensionary that found its way into the French press. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

There is no other source of income for them other than the pensionary benefits received by Jasbir Kaur, said the report.

Gaspar Fagel replaced de Witt as Grand Pensionary, and was more friendly to William's interests.

His was a one-man Executive that would in no way be encumbered by the 19 man Legislative Corps, that had no powers apart from the Pensionary.

Johan de Witt had been unable to function as Grand Pensionary after being wounded by an attempt on his life on 21 June.

The constitution of the Pensionary was actually to be maintained with a few minor alterations (the title of raadpensionaris changed to that of King; and the size of the Staatsraad and the legislative corps nearly doubled).

The Pensionary conducted his business assisted by a Staatsraad, that resembled the French Conseil d'État more than the old Raad van State, and by Secretaries of State, who resembled the Agenten of the Uitvoerend Bewind.

Ver Huell started scheming with his French patrons behind the back of Schimmelpenninck and feeding negative information about the Pensionary that found its way into the French press.

Common combinations with pensionary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pensionary" in a sentence?
An example: "There is no other source of income for them other than the pensionary benefits received by Jasbir Kaur, said the report." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "pensionary" from authentic English texts.
What does "pensionary" mean?
Pensionary means: one who receives a pension; a pensioner
What are synonyms of "pensionary"?
Common synonyms of "pensionary" include: pensioner, beneficiary, donee, hireling, employee.
How many example sentences with "pensionary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "pensionary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.