different between adviser vs pensionary

English

Alternative forms

• advisor

Etymology

From advise +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?va?z.?/

Noun

adviser (plural advisers)

1. one who advises

Usage notes

• In the UK, Ireland and Asia the spelling is traditionally adviser, though US spelling advisor is becoming increasingly common. In the US, Associated Press style is adviser, and most newspapers and some magazines follow that spelling, whereas US federal government style, other government agencies, and many businesses prefer advisor. News organizations around the world may change spelling found in sources, even in quoted material. US book publishers may be less likely to change spelling in quoted material because this practice is contrary to The Chicago Manual of Style.

Translations

Middle French

Etymology

Old French aviser, with the d added back to reflect the Late Latin advis?.

Verb

adviser

1. to advise; to counsel

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: aviser

References

• “aviser” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

pension +? -ary

Noun

pensionary (plural pensionaries)

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

Adjective

pensionary (not comparable)

1. maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
   • 1633, John Donne, Elegy I: Jealousy

     pensionary spies

2. pertaining to a pension

   a pensionary provision for maintenance