Of the nature of a pension; consisting in a pension: as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension.n. A person who receives a pension from government for past services, or a yearly allowance from some company or individual; a pensioner.n. Formerly, a chief magistrate in the larger towns of Holland.n. A house in which pensioners reside; formerly, at Cambridge, England, a residence for undergraduates not on the foundation of a college.