You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
PENSIONARIES
Noun
pensionaries
plural of pensionary
Source: Wiktionary
PENSIONARY
Pen"sion*a*ry, a.
1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. Donne.
2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance.
Pen"sion*a*ry, n.; pl. Pensionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. pensionnaire. Cf. Pensioner.]
1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. E. Hall.
2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland. Grand pensionary, the title of the prime minister, or or president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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