Receiver-general
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.
"This nobleman communicated the circumstances of the case to the minister, and in a day or two our candidate found credit with the receiver-general of the county, who lent him twelve hundred pounds on his personal note, payable on demand."
Example
More examples"This nobleman communicated the circumstances of the case to the minister, and in a day or two our candidate found credit with the receiver-general of the county, who lent him twelve hundred pounds on his personal note, payable on demand."
Etymology
From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.
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