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21pension — pensionable, adj. pensionably, adv. pensionless, adj. /pen sheuhn/; Fr. /pahonn syawonn / for 3, n., pl. pensions / sheuhnz/; Fr. / syawonn / for 3, v. n. 1. a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person …
22GRANT, James (1772-1833) — navigator was born in 1772. At the end of 1799 he was given command of the Lady Nelson, a new vessel of 60 tons fitted with a centre board keel. His instructions were to proceed to Australia to prosecute the discovery and survey of the unknown… …
23pension — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin pension , pensio, from pendere to pay more at pendant Date: 14th century 1. a fixed sum paid regularly to a person: a. archaic wage b. a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a… …
24pension — Synonyms and related words: aid, alimony, allotment, allowance, annuity, assistance, benefit, boardinghouse, bounty, depletion allowance, dismiss, dole, dorm, dormitory, doss house, fellowship, financial assistance, fleabag, flophouse, grant,… …
25pension — pen•sion [[t]ˈpɛn ʃən[/t]] fr. [[t]pɑ̃ˈsyɔ̃[/t]] for 3 n. pl. sions [[t] ʃənz[/t]] fr. [[t] ˈsyɔ̃[/t]] for 3 v. 1) a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person s surviving dependents for past services,… …
26grant — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accommodation, accord, accord to, accordance, acknowledge, administer, admit, admit everything, admit exceptions, afford, agree provisionally, agree to, aid, alimony, allocate, allot, allotment,… …
27Grant, Mrs. Anne (M'Vicar) — (1755 1838) Was b. in Glasgow, and in 1779 m. the Rev. James Grant, minister of Laggan, Inverness shire. She pub. in 1802 a vol. of poems. She also wrote Letters from the Mountains, and Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlands. After 1810… …
28pension — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. allowance, annuity, allotment, settlement; boarding house. See giving, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. annuity, premium, payment, grant, social security, gift, reward, subvention, old age benefits,… …
29grant — v 1. bestow, confer, vouchsafe, give, accord, impart, award, present; offer, donate, contribute, dispense; provide, endow, furnish, supply. 2. agree to, accede to, assent to, consent to, allow, let, permit, approve of, go along with; admit,… …
30pension — n 1. retirement income, old age income or benefits, survivor s income or benefits, disability income or benefits, U.S. Social Security or veteran s benefits, fixed income; annuity, annuity certain, tontine. 2. allowance, subsistence allowance or… …
