Definition of sponsion:
°A regularly paid gratuity paid regularly as
benefit due to a person in consideration of past services; notably to one retired from service, on account of
retirement age, disability or similar cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers; sometimes passed on to the heirs, or even specifically for them, as to the families of soldiers killed in service.
"Pensioners depend on their pension to pay the bills"
°(archaic) A
wage in active service.
Definition of sponsion:
°A regularly paid gratuity paid regularly as
benefit due to a person in consideration of past services; notably to one retired from service, on account of
retirement age, disability or similar cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers; sometimes passed on to the heirs, or even specifically for them, as to the families of soldiers killed in service.
"Pensioners depend on their pension to pay the bills"
°(archaic) A
wage in active service.