pension

French

noun
Definitions
  • A pension, regularly received payment
  • A pension, boarding house
  • A regularly made payment, as admission to certain boarding establishments (notably schools)
  • board; (The services such establishment provides, notably lodging and some meals)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pension (rent, payment) borrowed from Latin pēnsiō, pensio, pēnsiōnem (rent, payment, compensation, weight).

Origin

Latin

pēnsiō, pensio, pēnsiōnem

Gloss

rent, payment, compensation, weight

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

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