receiver-general

noun

receiver-general

noun

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

1

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

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