receiver-general

noun

An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.

OriginAnglo-Norman receivur general →
First used 15th c.
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Meanings

nounreceiver-general (plural receivers-general)

plural receivers-general

  1. An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.First known use 15th c.

    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.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanreceivur general
  2. Englishreceiver-general

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

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APA

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Chicago

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