pensionnaire

The story

1. Middle French · derived frompensionnaire
2. English todaypensionnaire

From Middle French pensionnaire, pensionaire.

First known use, by meaning

• 17th–19th c. Someone receiving a pension.
• from 18th c. Someone who boards at a lodging-house, school, or other institution; a boarder, especially in France or other European countries.
• from 19th c. A junior member of the Comédie Française.