Meaning of dead-pay | Babel Free
Definitions
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Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the payroll. countable, uncountable
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A dead soldier whose pay is illicitly claimed by another person. countable, uncountable
Examples
“c. 1621-1626, Philip Massinger, The Unnatural Combat O you commanders, / That, like me, have no dead-pays.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.