Dēad'-pāy, n.
n. (Mil.) The pay drawn for soldiers really dead, whose names are kept on the rolls, and whose pay is appropriated by dishonest officers.
O you commanders, That, like me, have no dead-pays. Massinger.
n. (Mil.) The pay drawn for soldiers really dead, whose names are kept on the rolls, and whose pay is appropriated by dishonest officers.
O you commanders, That, like me, have no dead-pays. Massinger.