| John Wilkes - 1786 - عدد الصفحات: 460
...thing, When pilloried, or ptnjimid by a king. *'Ptnfan, nf [pinfan, Fr.] An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a /ale b'lrel-.ag for treaj'in to hit country. Ftuftntr. nf [from pinfoti] i. One who is fupported by... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...pensioner or bride [bribed} person is rendered Mrrcenarius. ^* " ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally...to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined as ' One who is supported by an allowance paid at the will of... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 648
...pensioner or bride [bribed} person is rendered Afercenarius. * ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally...to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined as ' One who is supported by an allowance paid at the will of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 328
...he had given the following definitions in his Dictionary : Pension. — An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England, it is generally...to mean pay given to, a state hireling for treason to his country. Pensioner. — 1. One who is suppoited by an allowance paid at the will of another,... | |
| Pierre Franc McCallum - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 174
...PREFACE. ON looking over PIOOTT'S Political Dictionary, I find Pension thus defined by Johnson. — In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country. Again, Pension.— This word hasbeen well defined by Addison, to be " an allowance... | |
| 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 596
...but tirty. Derefore, Monsieur, mon cherame, • Pension — An allowance made to any one without .'HI equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling, for treason to his country. — Pensioner, a slave of state, hired by a stipend to obey his Master.— Johnsoirt... | |
| Commoner - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 270
...hired by a stipend to obey his master ;" and the meaning given to " pension" is still stronger, — " In England it is generally understood to mean, pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country." About thirty years ago, when the country was much burdened, it was enacted by parliament,... | |
| Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher.) - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...Dictionary given a definition of the term*, which * " Pension, an allowance to any one withoutequivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country." he certainly never would have done had he entertained the hope of a pension falling... | |
| 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...and •which he promulgated in the follow^ ing words :— " PENSION. An allowance made .to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a slate hireling for •treason to his country. " PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance paid... | |
| 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 442
...subject ; and which he promulgated in the following words : — " PENSION. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to я state hireling for treason to his country. •' PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance... | |
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