1. (a.) Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies.

2. (a.) Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.

3. (n.) One who receives a pension; a pensioner.

4. (n.) One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.

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