different between netherlands vs pensionary

English

Play on Netherlands, from nether +? land.

netherlands pl (plural only)

pension +? -ary

pensionary (plural pensionaries)

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

pensionary (not comparable)

maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
- 1633, John Donne, Elegy I: Jealousy
  pensionary spies
pertaining to a pension
a pensionary provision for maintenance

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