PAYEE
Pay*ee", n.
Defn: The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid; the person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order, the amount is promised or directed to be paid. See Bill of exchange, under Bill.
PAYEN
Pay"en, n. & a.
Defn: Pagan. Etym: [F.] [Obs.] Chaucer.
PAYER
Pay"er, n.
Defn: One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
PAYMASTER
Pay"mas`ter, n.
Defn: One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
PAYMASTER-GENERAL
Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al.
1. (a) (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. (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of the payment of officers and men and their clothing and subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral.