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receiver-general

noun

Etymology

From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.

  1. derived from receivur general

Definitions

  1. An officer who receives the public revenue

    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.

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