Paymaster-general

Definition of Paymaster-general

Pay´mas`ter-gen´er`al

	1.	(Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men.
	2.	In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet.

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