Noun: receiver-general
| Singular | receiver-general |
| Plural | receivers-general |
Sample Sentences
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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:]
Etymology
From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.