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Functionary vs Pensionary - What's the difference?

functionary | pensionary |

As nouns the difference between functionary and pensionary

is that functionary is a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required while pensionary is one who receives a pension; a pensioner.

As an adjective pensionary is

maintained by a pension; receiving a pension.

functionary

English

Noun

(functionaries)
  • A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.

    • pensionary

    English

    Noun

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

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
  • * John Donne
    • pensionary spies
  • pertaining to a pension
    • a pensionary provision for maintenance