(1):
(n.) One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent.
(2):
(n.) One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
(3):
(n.) In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; - corresponding to commoner at Oxford.
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