dead-pay en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the payroll.
c. 1621-1626, Philip Massinger, The Unnatural Combat O you commanders, / That, like me, have no dead-pays.
- (countable, uncountable) A dead soldier whose pay is illicitly claimed by another person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dead-pays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |